That was so much fun.
Set in 1989, Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a mean butch who runs a gym and chain-smokes constantly. Into her life comes Jackie, a muscle babe bodybuilder disaster bi. True to form, they move in together after their first night in bed, and love is in air. Things would be great were it not for Lou’s brother-in-law, a wife-beating scumbag, played to creeshie, skeevy perfection by Dave Franco. Cue crime noir thriller with romantic angst and more than a hint of humour.
Now, I’ve heard this film get compared to Thelma and Louise. I cannot state how much I disagree with that. Thelma and Louise is almost a fable, the noble heroines are beset on all sides by shitty men, and their struggle illustrates the impossible and unfair life for women in our world.
This is not that.
This is a deliciously fucked-up dark romance with complex, flawed, and extremely morally dubious characters, in which no one’s hands are clean, and you just pick your favourite bastard to win. Finally, some representation for the queer hot mess!
Beautifully shot, cinematic looking as fuck, with a lens for the queer gaze, and sizzlingly hot. *bangs pans* Get your murder wives here!