Watched Love Lies Bleeding (2024) by an author from letterboxd.com
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.

If the intended tone was “queers do crazy shit for love” and “drugs are bad”, it was OK, maybe pretty good. Otherwise, I dunno what to make of this.

It careens wildly around: is it a domestic abuse drama, is it a serious thriller, is it an unrequited love story, is it a daddy-issues exploration, is it a black comedy, is it an organised crime “caper”, is it some some crazy Lynchian wank fantasy? Sadly it isn’t really any of those things.

Finally, the whole “let’s make it a period piece because you’d never get away with anything like that with modern forensics,” is just lazy writing.

★★★

My review

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