Loaded is a 1994 mystery thriller drama film written and directed by Anna Campion and starring Thandiwe Newton and Catherine McCormack.
Plot
Cast Oliver Milburn as Neil Nick Patrick as Giles Catherine McCormack as Rose Thandie Newton as Zita Mathew Eggleton as Lionel Danny Cunningham as Lance Biddy Hodson as Charlotte Dearbhla Molloy as Therapist Caleb Lloyd as Young Neil Joe Gecks as Brother on Bike
Production Of her experience with this film, McCormack said in a 2006 interview with The Independent: “Basically, I had a miserable time with the director [Anna Campion](…)It was my first film job, I needed to be mollycoddled, I needed to be helped through it, and I wasn't. Mostly, it was a horrible experience.”
Release The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 1994.
Reception The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.
Derek Elley of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Weakly scripted, lacklusterly acted tale of a bunch of young, disillusioned Brits flounders around as much as its characters. Commercial chances look grim." Janet Maslin of The New York Times also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Unfortunately, Loaded gives way to indulgent dithering long before such elements create any cumulative effect."
Erin Richter of Entertainment Weekly also gave the film a negative review and wrote, “What starts as an intriguing, intricately woven study of seven angst-filled filmmakers loses its shape within the final 20 minutes.” Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "The result is a superbly acted film of terrific density and immediacy; it’s thick with feelings, both expressed and repressed, and it evokes a strong sense of the ultimate ambiguity of human nature and behavior."
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