The Loveless

This is what I expected, but I would recommend it. Willem Dafoe is great in this, showing that he had great promise, even in his early career. He delivers these lines with a great amount of cool and is the glue that holds this movie together. There are great parts in this movie, mainly the conversation scenes between Dafoe and Telena, but much of this movie feels muddled.

This movie could have been 40 minutes, but it drags on. I love meandering movies when they are done well, but it's pretty hard. The editing deflates the pacing, and the shots don't support the tension between the bikers and the townsfolk required for this movie to work. I didn't hate it at all, and it has enough ambition and thought-provoking elements about social stature to make it worthwhile.

This is what I expected, but I would recommend it. Willem Dafoe is great in this, showing that he had great promise, even in his early career. He delivers these lines with a great amount of cool and is the glue that holds this movie together. There are great parts in this movie, mainly the conversation scenes between Dafoe and Telena, but much of this movie feels muddled.

This movie could have been 40 minutes, but it drags on. I love meandering movies when they are done well, but it's pretty hard. The editing deflates the pacing, and the shots don't support the tension between the bikers and the townsfolk required for this movie to work. I didn't hate it at all, and it has enough ambition and thought-provoking elements about social stature to make it worthwhile.

willem dafoe was devastatingly sexy in this

willem dafoe was devastatingly sexy in this

Easy Rider’s evil twin featuring some daring sunglasses

Easy Rider’s evil twin featuring some daring sunglasses

This might actually be the most boring film I have ever watched. I found myself halfway through the film realising that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. This is a real quote from the film: "What's a bum got to do to drive this thing?"seductively "Turn the key" This is a glorified romance film about people getting horny over engines.

Don't get me wrong the setting is really cool and the outfits must have been straight from the set of Grease but what was the point

This might actually be the most boring film I have ever watched. I found myself halfway through the film realising that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. This is a real quote from the film: "What's a bum got to do to drive this thing?"seductively "Turn the key" This is a glorified romance film about people getting horny over engines.

Don't get me wrong the setting is really cool and the outfits must have been straight from the set of Grease but what was the point

Katheryn Bigelow along with Monty Montgomery (who would later produce Lynch’s Wild at Heart after initially planning to direct it) make their directorial debuts here in this 50s biker tale.

Willem Dafoe is Vance, a tough biker on his way to Daytona who gets involved with a jailbait teen (Marianne Kanter) while waiting on his gang to fix a bike.

Annnd not a lot else happens. The quote/unquote action alternates from a diner to a mechanic to bar to a motel with minimal plot progression. Dafoe looks the part, is super cool and has some bad ass dialogue like:

I'm a regular Joe. I've got an itch between my legs, and an afternoon for a heart.

Whatever that means lol

The visual aesthetic is certainly gorgeous, really capturing the look and feel of both 50s Americana and biker culture. Apart from that, it was a bit of a snooze fest.

Katheryn Bigelow along with Monty Montgomery (who would later produce Lynch’s Wild at Heart after initially planning to direct it) make their directorial debuts here in this 50s biker tale.

Willem Dafoe is Vance, a tough biker on his way to Daytona who gets involved with a jailbait teen (Marianne Kanter) while waiting on his gang to fix a bike.

Annnd not a lot else happens. The quote/unquote action alternates from a diner to a mechanic to bar to a motel with minimal plot progression. Dafoe looks the part, is super cool and has some bad ass dialogue like:

I'm a regular Joe. I've got an itch between my legs, and an afternoon for a heart.

Whatever that means lol

The visual aesthetic is certainly gorgeous, really capturing the look and feel of both 50s Americana and biker culture. Apart from that, it was a bit of a snooze fest.