History YMMV / TheLovedOnes

** Jamie attempts to impress Mia by [[CarHoodSliding sliding across the hood to open the door on her side of the car]]. But it fails to mount the hood and falls to the ground.

* HollywoodHomely: Lola is supposed to come across as the plain-jane high school wallflower. This is despite being played by the very attractive Robin [=McLeavy=]. It's subverted in that she was initially shown in a more frumpy light when first introduced. But then she becomes noticeably more attractive when she glams up for "the big night", also aided by a major EvilIsSexy vibe.

* BrokenBase: Jamie and Mia's subplot is either a classic TrappedByMountainLions scenario, or it provides some much needed breaks from all of the TorturePorn while showcasing the effects of Lola's previous crimes.

** Lola's previous victims. Including her [[spoiler: ''own [[{{Matricide}} mother]]'']].
** Jamie's formal date, Mia. At the end of he movie, she comes home hungover and climbs into bed. [[spoiler: She doesn't know yet that her father has been murdered. She also doesn't know, and might never know, that her dearly-missed brother Tim was actually one of Lola's previous "dates". Since he died in the hills, his body might never be found.]]

* BrokenBase: Jamie and Mia's subplot is either a classic TrappedByMountainLions scenario. Or it provides some much needed breaks from all of the TorturePorn while showcasing the effects of Lola's previous crimes.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Surprisingly, Lola does have a decent number of defenders. This despite her doing nothing but reprehensible things throughout the movie.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: When Holy asks Brent for the name of the other girl who asked him to prom, his initial reply is a heartfelt "She wasn't you."
* HesJustHiding: Some fans like to think that [[spoiler:Mia's brother, the escaped victim from the beginning,]] is still alive wandering around the hills and has a chance of being found, mainly due to how [[spoiler:this would lessen Mia's Woobie status after she loses her dad at the end.]]

** Jamie's formal date, Mia. At the end of he movie, she comes home hungover and climbs into bed. [[spoiler: She doesn't know yet that her father has been murdered. She also doesn't know, and might never know, that her dearly-missed brother Tim was actually one of Lola's previous 'dates'. Since he died in the hills, his body might never be found]].

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Has Lola been a twisted {{Sadist}} since birth who motivated her father to start kidnapping boys out of a desire to please her? Or has Mr. Stone always been mentally ill and raised Lola to be like that?

** Brent's mother. She lost her husband in a car crash and is paranoid about letting her son get into a car with inexperienced drivers. She has a haggard look all of the time, and also has to deal with her son’s kidnapping and [[spoiler:the death of the family pet.]]

* BrokenBase: Jamie and Mia's subplot is either a classic TrappedByMountainLions scenario or provides some much needed breaks from all of the TorturePorn while showcasing the effects of Lola's previous crimes.

** Jamie attempts to impress Mia by [[CarHoodSliding sliding across the hood to open the door on her side of the car]] but fails to mount the hood and falls to the ground.

* {{Woolseyism}}: A rare English-to-English version. Most of the blurbs describing this movie (including the poster that provides this movie's page image) refer to Lola wanting Brent to be her prom date. But in Australia, the end-of-year dance for final year high school students is simply called "the formal" or "school formal" (probably because it's the only school dance where [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin you're required to attend in formal wear]]). Strangely, even the Australian Blu-ray release refers to Brent becoming the "Prom King" of Lola's twisted fantasy, when Australian formal's don't have any equivalent to the American Prom King or Queen, even though it does refer to a school formal dance.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Brent's imitation of a grumpy old man at the beginning of the film.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Surprisingly, Lola does have a decent number of defenders, despite doing nothing but reprehensible things throughout the movie and her extreme spoiled-rotten antagonist portrayal.

* HollywoodHomely: Lola is supposed to come across as the plain-jane high school wallflower, despite being played by the very attractive Robin [=McLeavy=]. Both intentionally invoked and subverted somewhat as that she initially shown in a more frumpy light when first introduced but then becomes noticeably HotterAndSexier when she glams up for "the big night", also aided by a major EvilIsSexy vibe.

* TheWoobie: Brent. He loses his father in a driving accident, and he has a hard time coping with it. [[FromBadToWorse Then along comes Lola...]]
** Lola's previous victims also qualify. Including her ''own mother.''
** What about Jamie's formal date, Mia? At the end of he movie, she comes home hungover and climbs into bed. [[spoiler: She doesn't know yet that her father has been murdered. She also doesn't know, and might never know, that her dearly-missed brother Tim was actually one of Lola's previous 'dates'. Since he died in the hills, his body might never be found.]]
* {{Woolseyism}}: a rare English-to-English version. Most of the blurbs describing this movie (including the poster that provides this movie's page image!) refer to Lola wanting Brent to be her prom date. But in Australia, the end-of-year dance for final year high school students is simply called 'the formal' or 'school formal' (probably because it's the only school dance where [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin you're required to attend in formal wear]]). Strangely, even the Australian Blu-ray release refers to Brent becoming the 'Prom King' of Lola's twisted fantasy, when Australian formal's don't have any equivalent to the American Prom King or Queen, even though it does refer to a school formal dance.

* {{Woolseyism}}: a rare English-to-English version. Most of the blurbs describing this movie (including the poster that provides this movie's page image!) refer to Lola wanting Brent to be her prom date. But in Australia, the end-of-year dance for final year high school students is simply called 'the formal' or 'school formal' (probably because it's the only school dance where[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin you're required to attend in formal wear]]). Strangely, even the Australian Blu-ray release refers to Brent becoming the 'Prom King' of Lola's twisted fantasy, when Australian formal's don't have any equivalent to the American Prom King or Queen, even though it does refer to a school formal dance.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Surprisingly Lola does have a decent number of defenders, despite doing nothing but reprehensible things throughout the movie and her extreme SpoiledRotten antagonist portrayal.
* HollywoodHomely: Lola is supposed to come across as the plain-jane high school wallflower, despite being played by the very attractive Robin McLeavy. Both intentionally invoked and subverted somewhat as that she initially shown in a more frumpy light when first introduced but then becomes noticeably HotterAndSexier when she glams up for "the big night", also aided by a major EvilIsSexy vibe.

* HellIsThatNoise - Brent trying to scream after Lola [[spoiler: burns his vocal chords with drain cleaner]].

* CompleteMonster: Lola and her dad. And how!

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - The torture Lola and her father put Brent through

* CompleteMonster: Lola and her dad. And how!