“Love Lies Bleeding” (** out of four) was a generally ugly pulp melodrama about an iconoclastic gym manager (Kristen Stewart) who falls in love with a bodybuilder (Katy O’Brien) who is passing through to Las Vegas but this leads to a multitude of complications with her criminal father (Ed Harris in a terrible wig) and various other underworld figures that result in an impending bloodbath. Teasingly dark and ironic screenplay by director Rose Glass but unpleasant characters and violence make this leave a bad taste in your mouth. This received a standing ovation at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival but not from this FB reviewer.