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R 9 Decent, but quite forgettable. A second flick from director Nicolas Winding Refn, as he gets all the old 'Pusher' gang back together: Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen and Zlatko Burić return onscreen together. The latter two are wasted, aside from some quips about cinema (I know Letterboxd ate that up!) and one aimless relationship subplot. I like what Bodnia provides as lead, even if his performance isn't too far adrift from what he gives in that aforementioned 1996 release. There is at least one scene involving an injection that will remain in my mind (not that it made the most sense, given the character's connection with the injecter's sibling but...). Aside from that though, I don't think 'Bleeder' offers all that much in my opinion. 6/10. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/23 Full Review ari v Seemee pretty stitched-together. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Another early gem from Nicolas Winding Refn. Following on from his debut Pusher, Refn assembles his same actors again and delivers another low-brow slice of realism in Danish working class lives. The narrative is essentially split between Kim Bodnia's Leo and Mads Mikkelsen's Lenny and how they both navigate their love lives. Although this may sound simple it has some devastating results that are certainly not out of place in a Refn film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Playful storytelling in this split story. There's a homage to films in one story, feeling going nowhere is the other one, the mix is great! Lenny is a movie buff, working at the video shop. He watches twelve filmes a week and only talks about films. He watches them in a basment with some buddies once in a while, Leo is one of them. Leo has a crap job, a shabby place and a pregnant girl that he is treating bad. He is fed with this world and is angry at everyone. It does not help that Louis is his girls brother and he is tight with the guys too. Some of them are rugged fellas. Guns and beatings, there some racisism here, making sure there are enemies everywhere. Superb script, funny and on point. It's all well acted out by great Danish actors in the starts of their careers, it's cool to see a young Mikkelsen and a young Bodnia doing very nice acting jobs. It's also one of Refn's first efforts - great stuff indeed. Fresh quality. Neat atmosphere, some underlaying suspence and gory and rugged when needed. The film has loads of style, it's not overdone but always gritty and sincere. 8 out of 10 VHSes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Winding Refns usual suspects, exploring the underground once again, rooting from a full throttle videostore. Crazy people makes crazy action, no doubt. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review lovro h There are two reasons I watched this movie. First being Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, The Hunt) and the second being Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson). I'm very glad I watched it. It's a refreshment after spending the whole day yesterday catching up on American Horror Story Hotel. Anyways... Bleeder is a movie about a couple of men and women leading ordinary, boring lives with nothing particularly interesting happening to them. The movie portrays their lives very routine-like and with nothing special happening until about half way through the movie when Leo's wife gets pregnant and Leo gets stressed and angry with her and their life, which leads to some quite disturbing scenes. Without spoiling anything, I will say that the movie, at first, didn't seem all that interesting, it was almost boring, but as it went on it started to get more and more intense and equally disturbing. The ending is shocking, to say the least. The acting was fantastic and the characters are all well developed and there isn't a single flaw among the actors or their characters. The direction is great and the soundtrack is haunting! All in all, this is a damn good drama with some quite shocking plot points that tends to be a bit boring at first, but the second half will make it all worthwhile! I'd recommend this movie to Nicolas Winding Refn fans as the previous movies I've watched by him are mostly similar in terms of story telling and direction. So, if you're not into slow burning and gripping movies, move on. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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