''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 will expand to more cities on March 30, 2012. The film won Best Director at the 2011

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, Connie Clair Spirit Award for Top Female Filmmaker of 2011 at The Chicago Comedy Film Festival and First Honorable Mention for the Christopher Wetzel Independent Film Comedy Award.

Cast

* Miranda Kent as Samantha *

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as Ben *

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as Leslie *

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as Maurizio * Steve Howey as Terry *

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as Prof. Straub *

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as Breanna Lee *

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as Trudy *

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as Alora *

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as Scott Foote *

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as Dolores * Ben Weber as Dr. Rudy Mann * Jamison Yang as Chen Wa *

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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

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, which assigns normalized scores to reviews, the film received a 33 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. From Calum Marsh, in ''

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'': From John Anderson, in ''

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'': From Steven Rea in ''

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References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1511425, Losing Control
"Film Journal: The Making of an Independent Feature", The Independent, August 2009

'Losing Control' In The Movies

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, March 23, 2012 2011 films 2011 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Films scored by John Swihart 2011 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films Films directed by Valerie Weiss 2010s American films