The Loss Adjuster

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The Loss Adjuster
Directed byVincent Woods
Screenplay byJayney Mackie
Produced by
  • Ross Connock
  • Jayney Mackie
Starring
CinematographyFranz Pagot
Edited byAndy Kemp
Music by Walter Mair
Christian Heschl
Production
company
Pink Flamingo Films
Distributed byMinerva Pictures
Release date
  • 1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Loss Adjuster is a 2020 Christmas romantic comedy film written by Jayney Mackie and directed by Vincent Woods and starring Luke Goss, Martin Kemp, Kym Marsh and Joan Collins. [1] It was released on 1 December 2020. [2] [3] [4]

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Synopsis

The film depicts an unlucky insurance man and the variety of clients that he visits.

Cast

Production

Filming for The Loss Adjuster began in October 2019. The primary cast, consisting of Luke Goss, Joan Collins, Martin Kemp, Guy Siner and Kym Marsh, was announced on 24 February 2020. [3] The film's official trailer was released on 16 October 2020. [2]

Music

The theme song for the film was sung by Beverley Knight, entitled A Christmas Wish. It was released as a single on 11 November 2020. [4]

Release

The Loss Adjuster was released on 1 December 2020 in UK cinemas by Minerva Pictures. [6] It was also released on DVD and online to stream on Amazon Prime, Sky Store and Rakuten TV on the same day. [7]

Reception

The film has a score of 44% on Rotten Tomatoes. [8] Although the film garnered attention due to its high-profile cast, it received generally negative reviews. Ben Abraham of Letterboxd said that The Loss Adjuster was a "boring and empty low budget Christmas film" as well as criticising it for being "poorly constructed both narratively and technically, filled with woefully shoddy editing [...] making it a very tough film to engage with". [9] Kat Halstead of Common Sense Media was a little more sympathetic saying that despite several uses of mild language, "..many of the situations in the movie are serious [but] there are some warm and funny moments to lighten the tone". [10] Despite this, The Loss Adjuster toured cinema festivals worldwide where it picked up awards including Best Feature Film at both the New York Movie Awards and the Florence Film Awards while Joan Collins won Best Lead Actress at the East Europe International Film Festival and Franz Pagot won Best Cinematography in a Feature Film, while Luke Goss and Cathy Tyson were nominated for Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively at the same awards. [11]

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  2. 1 2 Annabel Jones (2020-10-16). "Luke Goss and Dame Joan Collins star in trailer for 'The Loss Adjuster'". Hey U Guys. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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  4. 1 2 "The Loss Adjuster Official Website". The Loss Adjuster. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ↑ Markos Papadatos (2020-12-02). "Luke Goss talks 'The Loss Adjuster' film, and Dame Joan Collins (Includes interview)". Screen Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  6. ↑ Michael Rosser (2020-12-02). "Minerva Pictures boards Luke Goss, Joan Collins comedy 'The Loss Adjuster'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  7. ↑ Tom Horton. "The Loss Adjuster among new films showing in cinemas as lockdown eased". Belfasttelegraph. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes: The Loss Adjuster". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  9. ↑ Ben Abraham. "The Loss Adjuster (2020)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  10. ↑ Kat Halstead (29 November 2020). "The Loss Adjuster". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  11. ↑ "We've picked up 2 more awards just in time for Christmas from the Fusion International Film Festivals ❤️!". The Loss Adjuster Movie. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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