Losing Control

For other uses, see Losing Control (disambiguation).

Losing Control is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Valerie Weiss about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one." Losing Control was released theatrically on March 23, 2012 in New York City and expanded to more cities on March 30, 2012. The film won Best Director at the 2011 Feel Good Film Festival,^[1] Connie Clair Spirit Award for Top Female Filmmaker of 2011 at The Chicago Comedy Film Festival^[2] and First Honorable Mention for the Christopher Wetzel Independent Film Comedy Award.^[3]

Losing Control
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Valerie Weiss
Written by	Valerie Weiss
Produced by	Robert A. Johnson Matthew Medlin Alyssa Weisberg Valerie Weiss
Cinematography	Jamie Urman
Edited by	Robin Katz
Music by	John Swihart
Production company	Ph.D. Productions
Release date	April 2, 2011 (2011-04-02) (Vail Film Festival)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Miranda Kent as Samantha
• Reid Scott as Ben
• Kathleen Robertson as Leslie
• Theo Alexander as Maurizio
• Steve Howey as Terry
• John Billingsley as Prof. Straub
• Sumalee Montano as Breanna Lee
• Bitsie Tulloch as Trudy
• Alanna Ubach as Alora
• Neil Hopkins as Scott Foote
• Lin Shaye as Dolores
• Ben Weber as Dr. Rudy Mann
• Jamison Yang as Chen Wa
• Barry Gordon as Frank
• Elise Jackson as Vivienne
• Sam Ball as Tantric Sam
• True Bella Pinci as Little Samantha

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. On the website metacritic, the film received a 33 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.^[4]

From Calum Marsh, in Slant Magazine:

. The film, in its defense, is far too vacuous to be accused of having any kind of agenda—it just happens to get its politics wrong along with everything else. We're told that Losing Control is "loosely based on Weiss's own experiences," but it would be more accurate to say that it's heavily based on Weiss's own experiences watching terrible movies.^[5]

From John Anderson, in Variety:

You can't lose what you never had, and while "Losing Control" is a thoroughly likable, playful comedy, there's never a sense that writer-director Valerie Weiss is in total command of film's tone, pacing or comic content, which is considerable.^[6]

From Steven Rea in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Losing Control nicely mixes comedic absurdity with weightier career vs. commitment themes.^[7]