Lynch is back in form

Rating: 8/10 (4 December 2001)

Once again, I have seen a David Lynch movie only to walk out of the theater shaking my head, gotten in my car a little miffed, only to find myself unable to get the experience out of my head. Here I sit now at the PC writing about it! The best David Lynch movies are indeed exactly like masterworks by the great painters: the viewer sees the work, understands it (possibly not immediately, mind you) in his or her own way, and has a difficult time articulating what they "got" from it. The lead actresses were stellar. Watch for Laura Herring to become a major star (surprised this is my first notice of her--stunning!). Great Lynchian moments throughout--camera dwelling on objects, jump-edits to unexplained scenes out of the blue, characters enter and exit leaving the audience hanging, dread inducing soundtrack/ambient sound, and more. Now that I have about 9 hours under my belt having seen the movie, I am relieved to report that David Lynch is back in form! 6:18 a.m. EST 12-4-01