On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.
He is exactly what the title says, he's a loser. Really funny too. Just your typical loser going through college.
Wuchak
Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari in college in Lower Manhattan
This is not a raunchy sex comedy like the American Pie flicks (thankfully), nor would I describe it as a romantic comedy, although theres some of that; its really a college-oriented drama with some amusing touches, aka dramedy.
Biggs is likable as the protagonist whos coming-of-age as a young man whilst Suvari is, needless to say, winsome as the love interest. For anyone who condemns the movie for unpalatable elements, such as Dora foolishly sleeping with the charismatic professor (Greg Kinnear), it happens at every university. Lets face it, most beautiful young women are taken advantage by some smooth-talking arrogant piece-of-sheet before (hopefully) learning their less...