DiscLand FLASHBACK: The Loveless

(Blue Underground, 11.16.2004)

With at least 2 certified cult classics under her belt (Near Dark, Point Break), Kathryn Bigelow is one of the most significant female action directors...ever. That's partly because few other women have tried to do what she does. It's also because she makes visually beautiful films with the occasional poetic flourish uncharacteristic of action filmmaking and pretty much everything else out there. Co-directed and co-written by Bigelow's college classmate (and future Wild at Heart producer) Monty Montgomery, The Loveless marks the debut of both Bigelow and one of the finest character actors of his generation, Willem Dafoe. Light on story but heavy on attitude and style, the film's 50s-inspired rockabilly flavor is occasionally reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's best work. While Bigelow went on to bigger and better things, this was an interesting start.

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