Astonishing

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2010)

I'm only sorry I waited until this week to see this. Perhaps put off by the diabolical fatuousness of Twin Peaks. But eventually due to the rave reviews I took the plunge. Am I glad! Lynch really comes of age with this film. One of the best things I have ever seen. Watching it I realised Life on Mars and Lost were homages to it's amnesiac, we're all really in purgatory theme. Mimicry being the sincerest form of flattery.
My only criticism is that a lot of crap from the aborted TV series was left in. The dwarf gangster, who just disappears half way through, and the pointless scenes with Adam, which you can fast forward through and lose nothing. Plus the scenes with the tramp and the dreamer guy. How were they possibly related to Diane's POV ? They could only be seen by the omniscient director not her character.
But still. This wreaks your head and is still there days later. I spent about three days trying to solve the puzzle. And I still haven't. Plus no two viewers ever have the same solution. Simply brilliant.