David Lynch surprises us with a both linear and twisted movie

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 2019)

The movie initially seems to follow the style of "Pulp Fiction". It narrates different stories that are apparently disconnected with one another. Then the simple opening of the blue box brings us back to the reality and we understand that it was all a mere dream generated by the guilt and the remorse of the main character's actions. We finally understand how the various characters and elements that appear in the dream are connected to the real life of Naomi Watts' character. The punch line, "Silentio", is very effective and makes us notice the theatrical connotation of the whole film. It's incredible how Lynch "tricks" the viewer with the linear storyline given by the dream to then overturn it all in order to retrieve (again) the viewer's attention. The director focuses on details and nothing is given to chance. A film full of good scenes and interpretations and that the viewer follows always with "the breath on the neck".