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The Loveless (1981)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 5/25

Loveless
5/25: If you are into black leather and motorcycle gangs of the 50's, The Loveless will do.

Sure, there are heavy reminders of The Wild One and The Lord's of Flatbush, but the pace is very, very, very slow. I thought about giving The Loveless a '2', but it got better over time by focusing on the ambience which was shot along U.S. Route 17 in Midway of Liberty County, Georgia.

The characters just take it easy and get through the day in their own way. How the movie is shot is extremely well-done. I wish the first half was done the same way as the final thirty minutes due to the pickup in the tempo. Nostalgia is derived by the motorcycles, cars, and product placements and the simplicity of the locale. The red convertible is obviously anachronistic as it's a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette.

The only reason anyone will give The Loveless a look is Willem Dafoe, It's his first movie; Heaven's Gate doesn't count. Marin Kanter might have shown some potential, but her career didn't go anywhere soon after. The rest of the cast isn't good at acting, but they look realistic by not being too glamorous.

All in all, The Loveless is more about the 50's feel than anything else.