Topic: | "Love Lies Bleeding" | |
Posted by: | Joe Conneely | |
Date/Time: | 08/05/24 19:14:00 |
This so feels like one of those ‘70s Roger Corman/John Carpenter produced exploitation films updated for a 21st century audience although set in New Mexico, USA around 1990. Directed and written by British film director, Rose Glass, whose first UK horror film “Saint Maud” I have not seen. This her second film, follows gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) who hooks up with homeless muscle-bound Jackie (Katy O’Brien) hitching her way to Las Vegas to enter the women’s Body Building Championship. Provision of steroids by Lou to Jackie to help her muscle building and the sex and action soon pumps up (sorry!) with Lou’s dad (played by a weirdly wigged but sinister Ed Harris) and her abusive brother-in-law causing conflicts leading to violence breaking out. To say more would give away the many twists the script follows and keeps the story moving along so effectively. Filmed in Albuquerque it has the feel of “Breaking Bad”/” Better Call Saul” and more Coen Bros. than Tarantino in how the tale is depicted. I found the end denouement a bit odd but also see why the film has been such a commercial success especially in the USA given the target audiences. |
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