IMDb plot summary: Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.
Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Anna Baryshnikov, Kristen Stewart, and Dave Franco.
Love Lies Bleeding is a romantic thriller starring Kristen Stewart as a gym owner in a small town she hates, and Katy M. O'Brian as a competitive bodybuilder who comes to town on her way to a Las Vegas competition, and the two women fall in love. Fueled by Stewart's stash of steroids, O'Brian gains strength but also becomes erratic, and her actions turn Stewart's life upside down. These two lead characters are fantastic. I love them so much and I love watching them interact. That was what sold me on most of the story, this dark difficult love story about people in terrible situations. But what really clinched it for me was the final climactic scene. I'm not going to spoil what happens, but if you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about. There's a wonderful element of bizarre fantasy that suddenly disrupts this dark, realistic horror story. It's so incongruous with the tone that had been set up previously that it ran the risk of ruining the film, but for me it snaps it all into place. It's a sudden burst of light and hope in the middle of a story that seems so hopeless, and suddenly all the pieces fit together. I was really impressed with this one. It was slow going at first, but once I was locked in, it totally worked.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Love Lies Bleeding > Killing Season
Love Lies Bleeding < In the Name of the Father
Love Lies Bleeding > 7 Plus Seven
Love Lies Bleeding < Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Love Lies Bleeding > River's Edge
Love Lies Bleeding < The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Love Lies Bleeding > Moby Dick
Love Lies Bleeding > Joe Versus the Volcano
Love Lies Bleeding < Wolf
Love Lies Bleeding > The Pirate Movie
Love Lies Bleeding > The Song of Lunch
Final spot: #1332 out of 4032, or 67%.
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