them and their lives plummet into failure, while Alcott is found out and sent to prison for having an affair with a different student who is underage, and Paul and Dora remain happy in their relationship. Cast Music The music was composed by David Kitay. No official soundtrack was ever released. These are the songs contained in the film: Loser soundtrack Track listing Michael Penn's song "No Myth", featured prominently in the final scene and during the credits, was not included in the soundtrack. Reception Box office The film opened at number eight at the North American box office, making $6,008,611 in its opening weekend. The film generated a total of $15.6 million in the US. It failed further when released worldwide, grossing a total of just $2.7 million. The film did not break even on its production costs. In a 2017 interview with The Ringer, director Amy Heckerling said the reason for the film’s failure was the studio’s insistence on a “watered down” PG-13 rating, even though Heckerling and the studio executives who greenlit the film intended for the movie to be an R-rated comedy. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 24% based on reviews from 96 critics, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's consensus states: "In the grand tradition of teen flicks, Loser comes across as another predictable and underwritten movie with nothing new to offer." On Metacritic, it has a 35% score based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Roger Ebert gives the film two stars out of four. He enjoyed the performance of Kinnear as well as the chemistry between the two leads, but found the film otherwise unremarkable. Film critic James Berardinelli gave the film 3 out 4 stars, stating that the film was one of the "pleasant surprises" of the 2000 film season. References External links 2000 films 2000 romantic comedy films 2000s teen comedy films American independent films American teen comedy films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Amy Heckerling Films scored by David Kitay Films set in New York City Films shot in Toronto Films shot in New York City Films with screenplays by Amy Heckerling Films set in universities and colleges Films about scandalous teacher–student relationships 2000s English-language films 2000s American films