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.
Kristen Stewart
Lou
Katy O'Brian
Jackie
Ed Harris
Lou Sr.
Dave Franco
JJ
Jena Malone
Beth
Anna Baryshnikov
Daisy
Orion Carrington
O'Riley
Matthew Blood-Smyth
Dave
David DeLao
Officer Mike
Hilary Fleming
Sharon
Eldon Jones
Billy
Catherine Haun
Gym Woman
Keith Jardine
Chester
Jerry G. Angelo
Mikey
Tait Fletcher
Nate
Jamie Javier Guerreo
Henchman
Roger Ivens
Blindfolded Man
Kim S. Monti
Nurse
Mikandrew
Stoney Owen
Lontrell Anderson
Vegas Cop
Director, Writer
Rose Glass
Writer
Weronika Tofilska
May 1, 2024
3
There are few things worse in films than when a film tries too hard to be edgy. This fools some of the people some of the time. But...it also shows that the emperor really does have no clothes.
Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a gym worker who develops a crush on a female bodybuilder named Jackie. They begin a sexual relationship. Lou's father, played by Ed Harris is the town thug, and her sister is repeatedly abused by her creepy brother-in-law JJ (Dave Franco). Violence erupts and soon everyone is scrambling to cover up a murder.
The film starts out interesting enough as it builds the characters. By the second half it has begun spiraling as it shifts between so many tones that you don't know which ones to move with. A lot of unintentional laughs and head scratching get more frequent. By the end it is all out terrible.
Another serious problem is the way they treat abuse victims. The very people who are defending her...later in the movie are beating her. This is our hero?
Kristen Stewart is a good actress, but Ed Harris is by far the best thing in the movie. The problem is that none of the characters become well fleshed out. None of them are worth hoping for. I don't need my characters I watch to be pleasant, but they need to show some kind of attributes that make them worth following from start until finish.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$10,000,000.00
Revenue:
$12,777,925.00