When their latest work is buffed by a rival crew, two determined graffiti writers embark on an elaborate plan to bomb the ultimate location: the New York Mets' Home Run Apple.
It's a shaggy dog story with a certain amount of charm but not nearly enough drama.
The writer-director Adam Leon adopts a meandering, episodic structure that intrigues rather than compels, though the performances of the two young leads and the sense of a city on the make lend it a lo-fi charm.
Wilfully inconsequential.
Funny and freewheeling, it's a joy.
Some of the movie doesn't exactly convince, and some of the scenes have an actors-improv feel to them, but there's always plenty of humour and energy.
The pair, who grow on you after a while, turn out to be confident losers, losing among other things a pair of expensive trainers and a bicycle. Most amusingly, they fail when planning what they think of as a major heist, ie a theft from a rich white girl with a taste for grass and literature. The film's strong suit is its use of locations.
Gimme the Loot provides a vibrant snapshot of the city’s lesser-known neighbourhoods filmed by someone clearly in thrall to the life that exists in them.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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