Gimme the Loot

81 mins
USA
Genre: Crime/Drama 
America 
Writer/director: Adam Leon. 
Cast: Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Zoe Lescaze.

 Plot

 Two graffiti artists discover their latest work has been erased by another crew, so they set out to tag the untaggable, the New York Mets’ home run apple. They know a guy who can get them into the stadium for $500 so, cue a day of hustling and petty thievery the only way they can make their dreams come true.

Review.

This film looks low budget but has great characters and story, set in the dog eat dog world of a New York suburb where stealing and being stolen from is just part of the day to day.

Tashiana Washington plays Sofia a girl who is street smart but vicious when crossed.  It’s fantastic to see a well rounded female character, she’s intelligent and cynical when on the make but shows her sweet side when bargaining with handsome Graffiti pal Kaps (Melvin Mogoli).

In contrast Malcolm (Ty Hickson) is all about bravado and getting laid.  His scenes with bohemian rich girl Ginnie (Zoe Lescaze) illustrate a different slant on the interaction between the haves and have nots in America.  When Malcolm goes to her apartment to sell her drugs, Ginnie seduces him, but they are interrupted and Malcolm has to make a run for it.  When Ginnie calls him again he thinks he is onto a sure thing, but he walks in on a party, and Ginnie treats him like the help.  That’s when he decides to rob her.

There are some great secondary characters in the film from the silent man behind the screen door who gives no reaction as Sofia demands money for the phone she has fenced to Meeko the hapless lock pick who Malcolm enlists to open Ginnie’s front door.

This film is a really good romp and its fun, go and see it.

4 out of 5 stars.