Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
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Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
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... Lou Sr.
... JJ
... Beth
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There are few things worse in films than when a film tries too hard to be edgy. This fools some of the people some of the time. But...it also shows that the emperor really does have no clothes.
Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a gym worker who develops a crush on a female bodybuilder named Jackie. They begin a sexual relationship. Lou's father, played by Ed Harris is the town thug, and her sister is repeatedly abused by her creepy brother-in-law JJ (Dave Franco). Violence erupts and soon everyone is scrambling to cover up a murder.
The film starts out interesting enough as it builds the characters. By the second half it has begun spiraling as it shifts between so many tones that you don't know which ones to move with. A lot of unintentional laughs and head scratching get more frequent. By the end it is all out terrible.
Another serious problem is the way they treat abuse victims. The very people who are defending her...later in the movie are beating her. This is our hero?
Kristen Stewart is a good actress, but Ed Harris is by far the best thing in the movie. The problem is that none of the characters become well fleshed out. None of them are worth hoping for. I don't need my characters I watch to be pleasant, but they need to show some kind of attributes that make them worth following from start until finish.
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Release Date:
2024-03-08
Run Time:
104 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Love Lies Bleeding
There are few things worse in films than when a film tries too hard to be edgy. This fools some of the people some of the time. But...it also shows that the emperor really does have no clothes.
Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a gym worker who develops a crush on a female bodybuilder named Jackie. They begin a sexual relationship. Lou's father, played by Ed Harris is the town thug, and her sister is repeatedly abused by her creepy brother-in-law JJ (Dave Franco). Violence erupts and soon everyone is scrambling to cover up a murder.
The film starts out interesting enough as it builds the characters. By the second half it has begun spiraling as it shifts between so many tones that you don't know which ones to move with. A lot of unintentional laughs and head scratching get more frequent. By the end it is all out terrible.
Another serious problem is the way they treat abuse victims. The very people who are defending her...later in the movie are beating her. This is our hero?
Kristen Stewart is a good actress, but Ed Harris is by far the best thing in the movie. The problem is that none of the characters become well fleshed out. None of them are worth hoping for. I don't need my characters I watch to be pleasant, but they need to show some kind of attributes that make them worth following from start until finish.
"Lou" (Kristen Stewart) runs a gym on the basis of being as obnoxious to the customers (mostly brain-dead males) as she can until one night she espies a new visitor. She assumes that "Jackie" (Katy O'Brian) has gone off with the boys for a beer, but a chance encounter afterwards in the car park makes it clear they are both on the same team. We (the audience) have met "Jackie" already and know she's looking for work. That comes via "JJ" (Dave Franco) who takes her to the shooting range owned by the long haired and hippy looking Ed Harris who gives her a job as a waitress. Quickly we discover that "JJ" is married to "Beth" (Jena Malone) who is the sister of "Lou" and both are the daughters of Ed Harris. "Lou", though, is a bit estranged from him and as the plot thickens we discover why. Also, we discover that "JJ" is a bit of a thug and prone to beating up his wife. A trip to the hospital for her causes tempers to flare, and pumped full of steroids, it's the increasingly unstable "Jackie" who sets things in motion that are going to bring to an head a decade of family tensions, put lives at risk and even drag in the FBI. Aside from the same sex angle, there is nothing new at all to this half-hearted relationship drama that contrives to introduce just about everything to go wrong that can and in the end seems to be trying more to parody "The Incredible Hulk" than make headway with anything different. The denouement is weak and surreal on just about every level, too. Just because Rose Glass decides to feature loads of turbulent female bonding and making out doesn't make this worth watching. It just looks like a self indulgent and proud statement of sexuality for the sake of it, regardless of the strength or brutality of the story. People have been making characterful lesbian films in Europe for a century or more, this isn't remotely revelatory. Dark humour? Hmmm - must have missed that bit.
Cast & Crew of
Love Lies Bleeding
Cast
... Lou
... Jackie
... Lou Sr.
... JJ
... Beth
... Daisy
... O'Riley
... Billy
... Gym Woman
... Dave
... Chester
... Mikey
... Nate
... Henchman
... Blindfolded Man
... Nurse
... Officer Mike
... Stoney Owen
... Sharon
... Vegas Cop
Crew
... Director
... Writer
... Writer
... Producer
... Producer
... Casting Director
... Casting Director
... Director of Photography
... Executive Producer
... Editor
... Production Design
... Assistant Art Director
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Hair Department Head
... Makeup Department Head
... Sound Mixer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Key Hair Stylist
... Second Unit Director
... First Assistant Director
... First Assistant Director
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Foley Mixer
... Utility Sound
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Foley Artist
... Stunts
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunts
... Steadicam Operator
... Casting Associate
... Extras Casting
... Costume Supervisor
... Key Set Costumer
... Makeup Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Key Makeup Artist
... Costume Design
... CG Artist
... Unit Production Manager
... Unit Production Manager
... Second Assistant Director
... "A" Camera Operator
... First Assistant "A" Camera
... Second Assistant "A" Camera
... "B" Camera Operator
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... "C" Camera Operator
... Digital Imaging Technician
... Still Photographer
... Video Assist Operator
... Loader
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Costume Supervisor
... Costume Coordinator
... Set Costumer
... Set Costumer
... Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Script Supervisor
... Boom Operator
... Utility Sound
... Casting Assistant
... Local Casting
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Leadman
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Property Master
... Assistant Property Master
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... On Set Dresser
... Chief Lighting Technician
... Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
... Electrician
... Electrician
... Electrician
... Electrician
... Key Grip
... Second Company Grip
... Grip
... Grip
... Grip
... Grip
... Key Rigging Grip
... Rigging Grip
... Rigging Grip
... Rigging Grip
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Special Effects Technician
... Construction Coordinator
... Construction Foreman
... Construction Buyer
... Second Unit First Assistant Director
... Title Designer
... Vocals
... Supervising Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... ADR Editor
... Foley Editor
... Sound Mix Technician
... Sound Mix Technician
... ADR Mixer
... ADR Mixer
... ADR Mixer
... ADR Coordinator
... ADR Coordinator
... ADR Mixer
... VFX Supervisor
... Online Editor
... Music Editor
... Music Supervisor
... Music Supervision Assistant
... Music Coordinator
... Music Consultant
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Additional Second Assistant Director
... Additional Second Assistant Director
... Production Assistant
... Production Assistant
... Production Assistant
... Production Assistant
... Art Department Coordinator
... Graphic Designer
... Art Department Production Assistant
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Dialect Coach
... ADR Voice Casting
... Set Decorating Coordinator
... Armorer
... VFX Editor
... First Assistant Editor
... Assistant Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Gaffer
... First Assistant Camera
... Focus Puller
... Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Technician
... Executive In Charge Of Production
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