GamesRadar+ Verdict
Rose Glass sophomore effort is both neon-drenched desert noir and primal roar of righteous rage.
Love Lies Bleeding has had its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival.
But here its steroids, rather than scripture, offering mind-altering properties.
Her sister, Beth (Jena Malone), is married to abusive dirtbag JJ (Dave Franco).
So its no wonder Lous obsessed with Jackies immense physical power.
But when she starts supplying her new lover with steroids, Jackies simmering rage threatens to engulf them all.
But all these bruised male egos are nothing in the face of Jackies physicality, the ultimate special effect.
It’s an incredibly visceral work.
The no-holds-barred sex scenes, meanwhile, are followed by acts of sudden, face-splitting violence.
More fever dream than film, Love Lies Bleeding shows that Glass is the real deal.
Who knows what sights she has to show us next?
Love Lies Bleeding is in US theaters on March 8 and UK cinemas on May 3.
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