The 566th film I have seen in theaters…

Revenge gets RIPPED!

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1989. A drifter/Bodybuilder (Jackie) comes to town and begins a relationship with Lou, manager of the local gym. Falling in love, Jackie is drawn into the local intrigue of domestic abuse, gun running, performance enhancing drugs, murder, and secrets.

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Kristen Stewart, like Robert Pattinson, has far outgrown her origins in Twilight. She’s an excellent actress and it shows here.

Katy O’Brian is on my radar now. I first noticed her in that OUTSTANDING episode of Mandalorian, yes I said outstanding. Again in Ant-Man 3, and now here. Besides her amazing physique, Jackie’s descent into drug fueled mania was perfectly performed by O’Brian. Like I said, she’s on my great performer radar.

Ed Harris is always great. Seriously, the dude hasn’t turned in a bad performance in anything I’ve seen. If I see his name on a movie I am assured of at least that. Here he plays Lou’s dad: Lou Sr, the bug eating criminal. Amazing menace.

Anna Baryshnikov is Daisy, local girl with a crush on Lou. A small role, but memorable. Noticing the last name, I was curious of her parentage. Her father is indeed Mikhail.

Jena Malone has a small role here as Lou’s sister. I always liked Malone. It’s been a while since I’ve seen her and she has a few great scenes here.

Dave Franco is JJ, the douche. A fantastic part actually. He’s in one of the more memorable scenes.

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I liked this one. A24 movies usually hit well with me. Fantastic cinematography and editing. Good writing. Very effective performances. I am not entirely sure if I buy the ending though. It drifts off into a bit of magical fantasy which seemed a bit out of place, but it was set up several times earlier In the film. I only realized it upon reflection, a sign that the movie will have some re-watch value for me. This was a good film, good enough that I will check out Rose Glass’ first film, Saint Maude, at my earliest opportunity.

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7/10

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