| Director: | Anna Campion |
| Producer: | David Hazlett Caroline Hewitt Bridget Ikin John Maynard |
| Starring: | Thandiwe Newton Catherine McCormack |
| Music: | Simon Fisher Turner |
| Cinematography: | Alan Almond |
| Editing: | John Gilbert |
| Distributor: | Miramax Films |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes 105 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom New Zealand |
| Language: | English |
Loaded is a 1994 mystery thriller drama film written and directed by Anna Campion and starring Thandiwe Newton and Catherine McCormack.
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.”[1]
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 1994.
The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.[2]
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."[3] 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."[4]
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.”[5] 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."[6]