Australian actress Robin McLeavy’s performance in The Loved Ones introduces the audience to a great new cinema lunatic. Sean Byrne’s brilliant little horror film mixes the John Hughes teen drama with David Lynch or League of Gentlemen-style oddness.
Lola (McLeavy) is a demanding daddy’s girl who just wants a boyfriend and the perfect prom. Unfortunately for any man she chooses they’re just not good enough. When she asks Brent (Xavier Samuel) for a date, a white lie turns into a life-changing experience loaded with fear, menace and blood… lots of blood.
At FrightFest back in August during the quiet lull in between screenings, I sat down with Robin McLeavy to discuss her character, starring in a horror film and why, no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t hate Lola Stone. She’s bat-shit crazy, but quite likeable… in a very weird way.
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Lola (McLeavy) is a demanding daddy’s girl who just wants a boyfriend and the perfect prom. Unfortunately for any man she chooses they’re just not good enough. When she asks Brent (Xavier Samuel) for a date, a white lie turns into a life-changing experience loaded with fear, menace and blood… lots of blood.
At FrightFest back in August during the quiet lull in between screenings, I sat down with Robin McLeavy to discuss her character, starring in a horror film and why, no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t hate Lola Stone. She’s bat-shit crazy, but quite likeable… in a very weird way.
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- 9/29/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
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