Loaded is a 1994 mystery thriller drama film written and directed by Anna Campion and starring Thandiwe Newton and Catherine McCormack.

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• 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

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.”^[4]

The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 1994.^[1]

The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.^[5]

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."^[1] 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."^[3]

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.”^[6] 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."^[2]

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