 You're looking for a good date night movie to bring that special someone out to love lies bleeding probably not that film Because this is an 824 movie and if we've learned anything from 824 you should expect the unexpected and it's often times Not something that a lot of mainstream audiences are gonna enjoy but for us film Purists out there for us that like that artsy stuff the the off-the-beaten path approach This might be something for you to roll to stag and what do you know? I'm here to tell you what to expect in spoiler-free fashion. Let's begin Hey, if you're new here and you like hearing from a critic who's more like a friend that just got done watching the movie with you Maybe think about subscribing to the channel as I post tons of movie reviews roast movie live streams every single week and I'm always looking for a new pal to talk about these weird movies with and the One in particular is love lies bleeding. It's another gay chick flick I should probably purchase a rainbow flag tossed it up in the background because I've been championing these LGBTQ movies non-stop lately I saw bottoms. I saw drive away dolls and here we are again with love lies bleeding And don't they let you know it don't they let you know it because there's multiple Sequences where these ladies are gonna be getting hot and heavy together and the ladies I'm referring to our Lou and Jackie played by Kristen Stewart and Katie O'Brien before I get much further I don't consider myself a prude, but I really don't care to see a bunch of sex scenes in movies regardless of it's straight gay Or otherwise that's just not really what I'm into I understand maybe having one or two to kind of shock audiences or just show their connection physically Emotionally all that stuff's fine a lot of times Recently it seems like movies are going out of their way to just go all in especially if it's a a gay film They're like look it we're gonna just keep hitting you with all these scenes Do you feel uncomfortable yet? And I never do I just want to like get to the actual movie and I feel like a lot of this is filler Love lies bleeding's got a bunch of it. It's fine. I guess the movie itself. I did enjoy I thought it was pretty good until the ending which is very polarizing in stupid 824 fashion I had a problem with the recent ending of American fiction I thought it got to up its own ass to up its own commentary and was afraid to stick the landing So it did the three or four different versions like a Wayne's World movie It's like let's do the Scooby-Doo ending now that really annoyed the crap out of me it goes a little bonkers out of nowhere and I Hated how it was executed especially since there was a lot of stakes There was a lot of drama going into this moment and it felt undercut if you saw it You know what I'm talking about if not just for a warning you might be all in on this movie until the final moments And then go okay, this lost me now and I'm a little pissed it didn't lose me to that point I was able to look past it, but I was I was bummed out. All right. Let's get to this. What's it about? Well, it's actually very simple Kristen Stewart plays Lou who's a gym manager and a new woman comes into her life a bodybuilder Who has big aspirations to go compete in her first contest? She hopes to win and she's gonna find some help from lady luck aka steroids lose not only her pusher, but she's also her lover and She has some skeletons in her closet the main one her father played by Ed Harris Ed's a piece of shit and he's kind of out of his daughter's life for the most part Unfortunately Lou's sister Beth played by Jenna Malone who I've always thought was fantastic and a bit underappreciated in movies She's married to JJ who works for Lou So kind of in her life especially since JJ is also garbage and beats his wife. It's a nice one-hour 40 minute movie I think the pacing is very good I think visually it looks fantastic and I really like the way to handle the steroid abuse with these creative shots Zooming into Jackie's different muscles as they're pulsating and getting larger and she's starting to get in this freakout mode It's handled very well Kristen Stewart does Lou really in her element here that awkward stuttering She's been doing ever since Twilight the pushing of the hair the kind of repeated dialogue It's working for this character. She's a very strong-headed woman like her father for better and worse She takes after the old man a little too much willing to get her hands dirty But for the most part trying to run a clean life trying to stay out of trouble and just run the gym now She of course isn't without vices. She smokes she drinks and this is a funny thing that they do throughout the movie You'll hear a lot of ads on the radio talking about how bad cigarettes are for you and how it's inhaling cancer Meanwhile Lou is involved in a lot of stuff that's worse than smoking so it's funny that that's the thing She's trying to break the habit of I'm not that familiar with the actress Katie O'Brien She's really good in this really good as Jackie the bodybuilder She looks like a female ec slater from say by the bell has a bit of a Mario Lopez look female edition And she's really selling this performance as a woman on the brink of the edge But very subdued ready to hulk out at any moment. There's something to this character Mysterious the past is shrouded this movie's rated R and I would emphasize that this is not a movie to take your family to Don't don't take the kid to this one It would be awkward watching this with your son or daughter I would say and not only because of all the sexual stuff taking place But also there's some pretty brutal violent moments in this some teeth breaking some blood hitting the camera It's pretty intense when it happens It is a thriller you don't really know what's gonna happen in the film And I was actually surprised pleasantly so that it's kind of a dark comedy There is a good amount of humor in this film and I appreciated that it really kind of kept things from getting too dire Too somber because of the content that's involved overall. It was a great watch for me flawed Yes, mainly because of the ending but a great watch nevertheless I do think this is gonna be bad for some people that maybe aren't into this kind of more artsy stuff I'm on the fence often you can push me to a certain level, but there's a place that's too far Okay, I like my Donnie Darko's I like my everything everywhere all once I like my black swans, but movies like mother You'll lose me. Yeah, I just I can't go that far out with the allegories and all that bullshit or men Where dudes are literally giving birth to themselves not really my cup of tea This falls a little close to that territory at the end not quite crazy But pretty damn stupid if you ask me. Okay, those are my thoughts This is a recommendation if you love 824 movies, you like things that are different outside the bun This definitely is that for mainstream moviegoers for people looking for a good date night movie. Absolutely not There's probably that stupid Sydney Sweeney movie Anyone but you that's got to be streaming somewhere That's about as bullshit lame as you can get and that can be fine for people too. I didn't mind that one It's sorry. I mean, it's it's like shit, but it's fine It's not good it's super like it's super basic crap, you know exactly what's gonna happen, but It's just a watchable crap. It does enough right. Okay, those are my thoughts Please let me know if you saw this leave a comment like the video subscribe again I would encourage you to subscribe. I review all sorts of stuff. I have no agendas I got no there's nothing else going on here. Okay, nothing spiritual religious political I'm just telling you about movies and then where I stand on them and you might agree You might not but at the end of the day Hopefully I'm providing a service of either laughter or some sort of education before you make your decision to purchase a movie because they're expensive It's tough to go out to the movies now for a lot of people. Make sure your purchase is worth it Okay, that's all I have. Hopefully I see you next time. Take care