Losing in Love

Very modest budget film that allows you to watch people living the humble and quietly arduous, existence they are inhabiting. Nothing is amped up or histrionic or violent. And as a result it reaches exceptional moments that genuinely resemble how people actually live life without muscling you into it with self conscious persuasions. It's engaging because the characters develop to something rich for the audience and the richly developed characters grow into themselves beyond the limitations they feel consigned to and captured in.

The writer is a poet at heart. His lines about wounded love on the beach, watching her running away, hurt. His characters create the perfect LA melange of hope and depression, ephemeral presentism and the forever possibilty of a tomorrow. This is my city, I could recognize it in DTLA, Santa Monica, beaches, waves and offices, in death, love, and sunsets.

Stunningly beautifully crafted film - a hidden gem. I fully expect this to become a slow-burn classic. It raises the question as to whether Hollywood is even capable of recognising class when it's in front of their noses...

I loved this film, Martin Papazian who wrote, directed and played the main part, Ronnie, is clearly very talented. Ronnie is trying to write a love story set in a dystopian world, when he meets Amber, a waitress. Marina Benedict is a perfect choice for Amber, having an elfin "other-worldly" beauty which works beautifully in the film. The film begins to merge reality and fantasy, but in subtle clever ways while the story Ronnie is writing becomes more the story of Ronnie & Amber themselves. To balance beautiful cinematography, a storyline which is by turns funny and heartbreaking, with some amazing, restrained and heartfelt acting... Well I certainly can't wait to see what mr Papazian creates next!

It has been a while sense I have seen such a beautiful movie! The movie clicks in all categories, story, actors and etc. It didn't take me long to fall in love with the movie and compelled to finish all in one night. To me this is Oscar grade!