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A showcase for some very promising talents

Author: Roland E. Zwick (magneteach@aol.com) from United States
8 December 2013

Melodrama is easy; it's real-life that is hard - to depict on screen, that is.

The low-budget independent comedy/drama "Gimme the Loot" proves that when you have a talented director and cast to work with - even with limited resources - it can be done.The movie features two streetwise kids, Malcolm and Sophia, who scrape by on grifting and scamming in a world full of grifters and scammers, with time out for the occasional drug sale or corner store heist just to keep life interesting. Their greatest kicks, however, lie in getting their spray paint cans out and emblazoning a wall with their artwork. They're clearly a product of the environment in which they've been raised.

Sophia, in particular, takes no guff from the equally streetwise people who try to do to her what she does to others. She knows the rules of the streets better than any of them, and she's not about to let anyone else get the upper hand over her. Malcolm seems to be a bit more of a novice when it comes to mastering the territory, but his innate charm, goofy, disarming smile, and lanky awkwardness are crucial elements in his getting what he wants from others. Malcolm and Sophia are platonic best friends from way back, but they banter and bicker and complete one another like an old married couple.

"Gimme the Loot'"s greatest triumph lies in making two characters, who should by all rights be fairly loathsome based on what they do, wholly likable and appealing to the audience. This is due in no smart measure to the extraordinarily engaging performances by Ty Hickson and Tatiana Washington whose relaxed naturalism gives the film that air of freshness and authenticity so crucial to making it work. It's the verisimilitude that draws us in and the believability that keeps us there.

The same goes for its neophyte writer/director, Adam Leon, who deftly captures the idiosyncrasies and rhythms of the New York City neighborhood in which it all takes place.The movie also makes some subtle observations about race and class in Malcolm's encounters with a white college girl who clearly wants to be a part of the 'hood culture, yet can't help but convey an air of superiority to both him and it."Gimme the Loot" doesn't have much of a "plot" in the conventional sense of that term. The movie merely chronicles a few days in the lives of these two very specific individuals. No big drama. No epiphanies or soul-shattering events. Just life as it is.

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Plan de deal qui tourne en plan drague avec une authentique WASP :Zoë Lescaze : Ginnie 

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Not bad. Imperfect but charming.

Author: jbar19 from Indianapolis
29 May 2013

The best thing about this flick is the real people. Almost all of these actors seemed like regular folks. The accents were 100% genuine. I especially liked how everyone was very opinionated about the Yankees vs. Mets thing.

I loved how the movie gave you the feeling of what it's like to be in NYC and go from one adventure to another. The 2 leads were fantastic; interesting, funny, and easy to relate to. They stole the movie. The only thing wrong with the movie was it's lack of ending. Plus, the introduction of romance seemed like an attempt to show some sort of resolution. It came off as cute but a little hackneyed.

Well made, well acted, keeps you interested then... it's over and you're like, "So are they dating? Are they gonna get into Shea stadium? Was the blonde chick cool or an a jerk?" etc...This is a surprisingly charming movie. You end up rooting for the characters even though there isn't too much to the story.

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Great character-work, wish the story didn't meander so much.

Author: Sergeant_Tibbs from Suffolk, England
16 October 2013

Every so often we get a film made by young passionate filmmakers that offers us a fresh perspective on an overlooked aspect of society that speaks to everyone in an entertaining, powerful and mature way. Gimme The Loot is very close to being that film this year. Although it attempts for a realistic view, it's still very textured, capturing these few hot summer days in brilliant voyeuristic wides. While its rich in character, it does suffer on the story side.

Although it has a simple setup of goal and problem, their journey to solving the problem feels meandering and unfocused, drifting away from their desires too often. However, the character work is brilliant, especially due to the great performances from Hickson and especially Washington, it does a great job of humanising these vandals. It's just a shame that it doesn't feel like it's paid off what it set up in the end.

7/10

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01/03/2014 06:34 par tellurikwaves

A Very Foreign Film... Set in New York!

Author: soncoman from United States
24 April 2012

When most people think of foreign film, they think of films in a language they don't understand, locations they've never been to, actors they've never heard of, and stories unique to a specific culture. We often fail to acknowledge that there are places and cultures within our own borders that can be just as foreign to us as any Asian or European community.

"Gimme the Loot," which is playing at the San Francisco International Film Festival, is just such a film. Set in New York City's Borough of the Bronx (talk about a foreign land!) the film tells the story of Malcolm and Sofia, a "tagging team" that set their sights on the greatest "bombing" target in the history of New York graffiti. All they need is $500 to get access to the sight. And so the adventure begins…

And that is just what this film really is – an urban adventure story. The story of two young people who set out on a trek and what happens to them along the way. If you're put off by the setting, or the language (which seems to have been scripted by David Mamet in the opening scene,) or the "Maguffin" of the graffiti bomb, please don't be. All those things are ancillary in this tale of the challenges in navigating the foreign land of inner city New York and what happens along the way. It's a funny, harsh, sweet, heartbreaking and oddly (though not unexpectedly) optimistic movie.

For all the wrongdoing the couple perpetrate in their attempt to achieve their goal, you end up really liking the characters and kind of wishing they succeed.The two lead actors, Ty Hickson and Tashiana Washington, are terrific in their roles. While their inexperience shows through at times, for the most part they ARE Malcolm and Sophia. The director, Adam Leon, assured the Festival audience that they are both nothing like their characters ("Ty actually wears bow ties all the time.")

Leon also had the advantage of having a former NYC tour guide work as his location scout, so the film transports you into parts of New York that you'd never get to see get to see on your standard city excursion. Shot on location over 21 days, every setting seems just right for this story.

Special note should also be given to the soundtrack, which is absolutely what you would NOT expect for a story with characters of their age and environment. One would expect a plethora of hip hop or rap pulsing throughout the film, but be prepared for something just a little different.This is writer/director Leon's first feature and he's manages to deliver a film that, while small in budget, is big in heart. Well worth seeking out…

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01/03/2014 06:27 par tellurikwaves

Les murs saturés de la ville sont le lieu d’une bataille où chacun tente de recouvrir la signature du précédent. Blasés par cette bataille sans fin, les deux jeunes décident de concrétiser une chimère urbaine, le graal de tout graffeur new-yorkais : tagger la pomme du Stadium des Mets, sortie sorte d’effigie mascotte qui sort (Ffff. APPARAIT) à chaque homerun…

Mais aux Etats-Unis quand on veut on ne peut pas toujours.Le réalisateur  Adam Leon a une manière simple et originale de montrer la fatalité sociale qui pèse sur ses deux personnages. Ils enchaînent galère sur galère et pourtant gardent toute leur verve, leur ironie et le film toute son énergie puisée dans un curieux mélange de styles (burlesque, film de casse, blacksploitation etc.) qui marche divinement bien. La confrontation avec la jeune éminemment wasp joue en douceur les touches du cliché et enchaîne par un accord parfait sous forme de plan de western.

Gimme the loot est le premier long-métrage d' Adam Leon. Son dernier court-métrage, Killer a été présenté au Musée d'Art Moderne de New-York et au Lincoln Center dans le cadre du Festival New Directors / New Films.

Tournage

Le film se déroule sur deux chaudes journées d’été et suit Malcolm et Sofia dans une aventure à travers les rues de New York. L’histoire parle du temps et de l’espace et pour cela, il fallait réussir à filmer New York dans son entité. «On s’est emparé des rues de tous les quartiers, du Bronx à Manhattan, filmant parfois caméra à l’épaule, en rusant tout comme les personnages, pour rester au plus près de leur réalité.» déclare le cinéaste.

Inspiration

Adam Leon affirme s'être «beaucoup inspiré d’un joli film de 1953, Le Petit Fugitif, tourné dans les rues de New York avec des enfants non-professionnels. J’ai également regardé les comédies de Sidney Poitier/ Bill Cosby des années 70, comme Uptown Saturday Night, et les road movies de Bob Hope/ Bill Cosby"

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01/03/2014 05:31 par tellurikwaves

Fuck ! They fucked up all our fucking taggs !

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01/03/2014 05:18 par tellurikwaves

Gimme the Loot est une comédie dramatique américaine réalisée par Adam Leon et sortie en 2012.

Résumé
Malcom et Sofia sont de jeunes graffeurs qui arpentent les rues de New York pour couvrir de leurs noms les murs de la ville. Lorsque l’un de leurs tags disparaît sous un autre graffiti, les deux adolescents se lancent le défi de leur vie : tagguer la pomme géante du Shea Stadium Pour cela, une seule contrainte et pas des moindres: trouver les 500 dollars nécessaires pour que le gardien de nuit les fasse entrer incognito… Entre rivalités de gangs et petites combines, parviendront-ils à prendre leur revanche ?