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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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.
Cast:
- Lou: Kristen Stewart
- Jackie: Katy O’Brian
- Lou Sr.: Ed Harris
- JJ: Dave Franco
- Beth: Jena Malone
- Daisy: Anna Baryshnikov
- O’Riley: Orion Carrington
- Dave: Matthew Blood-Smyth
- Officer Mike: David DeLao
- Sharon: Hilary Fleming
- Billy: Eldon Jones
- Gym Woman: Catherine Haun
- Chester: Keith Jardine
- Mikey: Jerry G. Angelo
- Nate: Tait Fletcher
- Henchman: Jamie Javier Guerreo
- Blindfolded Man: Roger Ivens
- Nurse: Kim S. Monti
- Stoney Owen: Mikandrew
- Vegas Cop: Lontrell Anderson
Crew:
- Writer: Rose Glass
- Casting Director: Lindsay Graham Ahanonu
- Producer: Oliver Kassman
- Writer: Weronika Tofilska
- Producer: Andrea Cornwell
- Casting Director: Mary Vernieu
- Director of Photography: Ben Fordesman
- Executive Producer: Daniel Battsek
- Executive Producer: Ollie Madden
- Executive Producer: David Kimbangi
- First Assistant Director: Susan E. Fiore
- Original Music Composer: Clint Mansell
- Second Unit Director: Peter Lyons Collister
- First Assistant Director: Scott Rorie
- Set Decoration Buyer: Jhene Chase
- Stunts: Lucas Swallow
- Extras Casting: Lorrie Latham
- Key Hair Stylist: Carmen L. Jones
- Foley Artist: Ian Waggott
- Foley Editor: Ben Cross
- Utility Sound: Georgina Hahn
- Sound Effects Editor: Tim Burns
- Casting Associate: Skyler Zurn
- Sound Effects Editor: Matis Rei
- Stunts: David Pinter
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andrew Stirk
- Costume Supervisor: Yvonne Wilburn
- Stunt Coordinator: Derick Pritchard
- “A” Camera Operator: Twojay Dhillon
- Key Set Costumer: Ashley Keel
- Hair Department Head: Megan Daum
- Sound Mixer: Rose Bladh
- Unit Production Manager: Susan Kirr
- Production Design: Katie Hickman
- Assistant Art Director: Loren Schoel
- Makeup Department Head: Frieda Valenzuela
- Art Direction: Kendra Tuthill
- Set Decoration: Jess Coffer
- Editor: Mark Towns
- Key Makeup Artist: Lisa Hansell
- Makeup Artist: Allie Swift
- Makeup Artist: Brian Waltsak
- CG Artist: Maxime Ponsart
- Costume Design: Olga Mill
- Music Supervisor: Simon Astall
- Stunts: Marc Terrien
- VFX Editor: Tommy Southgate
- First Assistant Camera: Philip Heron
- Key Rigging Grip: Timothy Weston
- Second Unit First Assistant Director: Chemen A. Ochoa
- Art Department Coordinator: Dustin DellaVecchia
- Stunts: Chris Donaldson
- Stunts: Corinne Fox
- Dialect Coach: William Conacher
- Visual Effects Producer: Vikas Rajput
- Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Jack Browning
- Electrician: Gabe Esling
- Special Effects Technician: Luke Hussack
- ADR Mixer: Caitlin McDaid
- Production Assistant: Asha Hopkins
- Stunts: Cassidy Vick Hice
- ADR Voice Casting: Phoebe Scholfield
- Assistant Editor: Amy Pettipher
- First Assistant “A” Camera: Karla Marie Christensen
- First Assistant “B” Camera: Daniel Baas
- Digital Imaging Technician: Tim Gregoire
- Loader: Jordan Graham
- Utility Sound: Mariah Perry
- Leadman: Spencer Stair
- Second Company Grip: Avery Pelzman
- Vocals: Paris Hurley
- On Set Dresser: Matthew J Ellis
- Title Designer: Matt Curtis
- ADR Editor: Adele Fletcher
- ADR Coordinator: Carlie Bergman
- Online Editor: Ria Shroff
- Production Assistant: Emily Cates
- Art Department Production Assistant: Brittany Francisco
- Stunts: Jaime Romo
- Makeup Artist: Stacey Panepinto
- On Set Dresser: Daniel Ortiz
- Rigging Grip: Ben Mitsunaga
- Special Effects Coordinator: Werner Hahnlein
- Music Coordinator: Katerina Pishchik
- Graphic Designer: Alan Chao
- Unit Production Manager: Jake Pokluda
- Second Assistant “A” Camera: Royce Leii
- Video Assist Operator: Mike D. Fernandez
- Costume Supervisor: Anju Vegtel
- Casting Assistant: Adam Kronenberger
- Grip: Jeffrey M. Williams
- Construction Buyer: Jessica Tellez Giron
- Music Supervision Assistant: Sadie Matthew
- Music Consultant: Yiğit Bülbül
- On Set Dresser: Warren Campbell
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Nick Schlyer
- Stunts: John Travis Johnson
- Stunts: Dan Brockett
- Armorer: Scott Rasmussen
- Set Costumer: Brianna Cherie
- Property Master: Chelsey Danielsen
- Set Dresser: Hadley Hrdlicka
- Additional Second Assistant Director: William Merritt Thomas
- Production Assistant: Christina Zuni
- Stunts: Amy Downing
- Set Decorating Coordinator: Arianne Battersby
- Second Assistant “B” Camera: Zachary Grace
- Costume Coordinator: Raquel Fluxa Moncada
- On Set Dresser: Mercy Quinones
- Electrician: Chris Wilenta
- Key Grip: Trevor Rogers
- Sound Mix Technician: Ronnie Mukwaya
- Stunts: Victoria Walker
- On Set Dresser: Rhonda Paynter
- Electrician: Max A. Hoyt
- Rigging Grip: Jamil Lutz
- Construction Coordinator: Robert Fritz
- Assistant Property Master: Zina Yroc
- On Set Dresser: Ethan Scroggins
- Dialogue Editor: Jack Cheetham
- ADR Coordinator: Lindsay Abel
- ADR Mixer: Bill Higley
- Stunts: Paul Crow Willis
- Still Photographer: Anna Kooris
- Chief Lighting Technician: Jon McGinty
- Grip: Adam O Durant
- Sound Mix Technician: Declan Ilett
- VFX Supervisor: James Allen
- Set Dresser: Johnathon Baca
- Production Assistant: Lucas Stark
- Stunts: Brett Cole
- Set Costumer: Andrew Sanchez
- Special Effects Makeup Artist: Bryan Perkal
- Script Supervisor: Anastasia M. Cummings
- On Set Dresser: Joshua Swanson
- Construction Foreman: Matthew Chavez
- Supervising Dialogue Editor: Linda Forsén
- ADR Mixer: James Hyde
- Stunts: Mahsa Ahmadi
- “B” Camera Operator: Reid Russell
- Extras Casting Assistant: Jyl Murray
- Set Decoration Buyer: Kristen Kogler
- On Set Dresser: Rhiannon Keams
- On Set Dresser: Randall Dongo-Olsen
- Electrician: Matt Wells
- Rigging Grip: Fynn Kustis
- Second Assistant Director: Beatriz Loera
- Assistant Costume Designer: Bailey Gardner
- Boom Operator: Trevor Turner
- Makeup Artist: Jane Maier
- “C” Camera Operator: Corey Weintraub
- Local Casting: Angelique Midthunder
- Grip: Jeremiah Phillips
- Grip: Bill Jacobi
- ADR Mixer: Michael McDade
- Music Editor: Rachel Park
- Second Second Assistant Director: Ann Shimabukuro
- Stunts: Josh Swensen
- Gaffer: Jonathan Yates
- Special Effects Technician: Bob House
- Executive In Charge Of Production: Jes Anderson
Catogories:
Crime,Romance,Thriller
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Language:
English
Production:
United Kingdom,United States of America
Company:
Film4 Productions,Escape Plan,A24,Lobo Films
Popularity:
86.874
Date:
2024-03-08
Year:
2024
- Cinema_Snobb: 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.
- CinemaSerf: “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.
- Louisa Moore – Screen Zealots: I absolutely adored the bold and audacious “Love Lies Bleeding,” director Rose Glass’ sordid story of romance, violence, and redemption. Combining a lesbian love story with a brawny thriller, this gritty, bloody, and brash film was one of my favorites to come out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Lou (Kristen Stewart), a reclusive gym worker who spends her days mopping floors, unclogging toilets, and laminating membership cards, is barely surviving her small-town existence. Her world transforms in an instant when the transient bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O’Brian) crosses her path. Lou falls hard for those rock hard muscles, and she invites Jackie to move in with her. Ambitious to a fault, Jackie begins training for a competition in Las Vegas (and starts injecting steroids at the encouragement of Lou). The plan is for the two to take an epic road trip out West, but a startling act of violence involving Lou’s sister (Jena Malone) and brother-in-law (Dave Franco) changes everything. The truth about Lou’s criminal family is revealed, further complicating not only her romance with Jackie, but pulling both women into a web of absolute mayhem.
Glass has created a film with a deliciously pulpy, crime thriller vibe. Her bold and distinctive style is reflected with a voice that practically screams with an underlying rage and intensity (and one of the best uses of magical realism I’ve ever seen in a movie). Lou and Jackie are flawed people, but you just can’t help rooting for their relationship. They are capable and guilty of some very, very bad things, but goddamn if these two aren’t meant for each other with their explosive love story for the ages.
Stewart and O’Brian deliver stunning performances, embodying their characters with a ferocious spirit that reflects the lust and desire of their tumultuous relationship. Their chemistry is palpable and intense, which lends an additional layer of authenticity to the story. The supporting cast is nothing short of terrific too, with effective turns from Anna Baryshnikov, Ed Harris, Franco, and Malone.
Passionate and provocative, “Love Lies Bleeding” is the type of film that gets under your skin. Beneath the violence and revenge, it’s a queer love story that’s hopelessly and breathlessly romantic.
By: Louisa Moore / SCREEN ZEALOTS
