LOVE LIES BLEEDING (2024) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Rose Glass
Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brien, Ed Harris,
Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco
Kristen Stewart takes control in a delirious, neo-noir fantasy as a gym rat who hooks up with a body builder while trying to protect her sister from an abusive husband and steer clear of her gun-running old man, played with predatory menace and unusual hair by Ed Harris. There's a defining scuzziness about the way the movie looks and feels, a run-down, back-roads world where nothing good can happen, and if it does, it won't last long. It's a world Stewart's character knows how to navigate, whether it's dealing with an epically plugged-up toilet or a corpse on the living-room floor. She might not be entirely sure of herself, but like the actress playing her, the one who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in a jock strap the month of the movie's release, she has a capacity for risk, a sense of humor, and a fuck-you attitude that's iconic. The girl's got balls.
