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March 8, 2024
At the Movies: ‘Love Lies Bleeding' is peak Kristen Stewart
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
Muscles ripple, veins pop and electronic music throbs in “Love Lies Bleeding,” a heaving, hyper-sexy neo-noir drenched in sweat, blood and bug guts.
Heavy doses of melodrama and flashy surrealism sap some of the lurid spell of “Love Lies Bleeding.” But this feels tantalizingly close to the idealized version of a Kristen Stewart film.
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