Love Lies Bleeding is a new romantic crime thriller from A24. It is directed by Rose Glass and stars Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. Set in 1989, it follows a relationship between a reclusive gym manager (Kristen Stewart) and a body builder (Katy O'Brian). Their love soon turns to violence as they get pulled deep into the web of Lou's criminal family. I have done a quick review of this film on my YouTube channel nearly 2 weeks ago so I thought I would do a more detailed review through my blog.
Love Lies Bleeding is the second of two lesbian crime movies to come out this year so far, the first being the Ethan Coen directed Drive-Away Dolls, and if you saw my review of that on YouTube you would know that movie wasn't exactly what I would call good. This film is not only far superior to that, it's one of the best films of the year! This film is compelling, exciting and features fantastic chemistry between Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. Rose Glass' direction is absolutely superb! This film is gritty and intense and I loved pretty much every minute of it! The performances are great all around! Kristen Stewart is really improving as an actress! She is getting much better at showing emotions when a scene needs her to and she had great romantic chemistry with Katy O'Brian. Katy O'Brian really did a great job at giving a very intense and riveting performance as a bodybuilder who is trying to achieve her life goals but ultimately finding herself trapped in a terrible situation. Ed Harris is the biggest stand out here! He gives a very cold performance as the crime boss father of Lou (Kristen Stewart's character). He stole every scene he was in and I always looked forward to every scene he popped up in. If you like lots of lesbian action in your movies this is the movie for you! You get lots of make out sessions and sex scenes, so you definitely get your moneys worth here. This movie also has bursts of action and violence that was intense, bloody and satisfying! The film also makes great use of its setting, it really feels like you're in 1989 from the dialogue, to the way it's shot, the hair styles, the vehicles people drive and the soundtrack choices.
As for flaws, there are some iffy effects here, nothing too distracting but at times they are noticeable. It's an A24 film so don't expect the film to be fast paced. The pacing didn't bother me because for me it was extremely well paced, but for people who just want a fast paced thrill ride this is not the movie for you. People may also be divided on the ending, I was a tiny bit mixed on the ending but I do believe the ending may piss some people off.
In the end, Love Lies Bleeding was a fantastic film! It was a sweat drenched, intense and compelling love story that had the intensity I wanted out of it! It was very well acted thriller that definitely stood out as one of the best films of 2024 so far as this year has been pretty bad for movies so far! Definitely check this one out if you can, it's definitely a great watch.
Grade: A
Movie details:
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and grisly images, sexual content, nudity, language throughout and drug use)
Production Companies: A24, Film4
Run time: 104 minutes
Release date: March 8th, 2024
Director: Rose Glass
Writer: Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska
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