Lena Olin is vicious, frightening and extremely sexy in this offbeat film noir about a corrupt cop (Gary Oldman), his bored wife (the beautiful Annabella Sciorra) and his dimwitted mistress (Juliette Lewis). Sometimes it's bloody, sometimes it's funny and sometimes it's very sensual. But, it's consistently alive and truly a unique film experience.
There is an insane sequence towards the end when a handcuffed, blood soaked Lena Olin wraps her legs around Gary Oldman's head while he's driving a speeding car. It sounds odd, and it looks even odder, but it's probably a classic action sequence. "Romeo Is Bleeding" didn't get much attention when it was released and didn't do much at the box office, but I believe it will rise above obscurity in the future and be hailed as a truly original piece of cinema. 7/10
There is an insane sequence towards the end when a handcuffed, blood soaked Lena Olin wraps her legs around Gary Oldman's head while he's driving a speeding car. It sounds odd, and it looks even odder, but it's probably a classic action sequence. "Romeo Is Bleeding" didn't get much attention when it was released and didn't do much at the box office, but I believe it will rise above obscurity in the future and be hailed as a truly original piece of cinema. 7/10