Tom Hardy and Austin Butler star as two enigmatic members of a motorcycle club.
But it’s Emmy and Tony winner Jodie Comer who handily rides off with the movie.
As Kathy, she’s all puckered vowels and spritely sarcasm.
Austin Butler in ‘The Bikeriders’.Kyle Kaplan
Johnny may be the gang leader, but in Comer’s hands, Kathy is the true boss.
The camera fetishizes their bikes and their yearning to belong as much as the characters do themselves.
At times, this can veer into homoeroticism, particularly in the scenes between Hardy and Butler.
Jodie Comer, director Jeff Nichols, and Austin Butler on the set of ‘The Bikeriders’.Kyle Kaplan
(I surmise both.)
Certainly, Kathy is presented as a rival to Johnny’s affection for Benny.
If only Nichols had pushed this point even further.
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