It's a shame that "Loose Cannons" doesn't really work. There is a good movie in there somewhere. The cast is good, especially Gene Hackman. The movie also looks good with very nice location photography. It's just the overall package doesn't come together very well. It needed a better script and probably a different director. That said, I did enjoy "Loose Cannons" tonight more than I usually do. Honorable mention: a forever dreamy Nancy Travis.