Mind-blowing

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2020)

Marvelously clever and stylish. The first two hours require patience, as it's unclear what's going on and how all of the disparate threads tie together, but when they do in that last half hour, it's mind-blowing. I love how Lynch created a puzzle that's so sophisticated that even once you grasp the basic concept, your analysis with those around you will probably continue on for awhile, e.g. for what various things mean, and how all of the elements of reality are incorporated into the dream. The ambiguity is fantastic. It's an understatement to say that Lynch elevated a pretty simple story with the surreal, out of order way he told it, and the narrative device went very well with the dashed dream of stardom in tinseltown and the satirical elements of the industry he incorporates. Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring are amazing in it too.