Borrow or rent, don't buy unless you've seen it first

Rating: 4/10 (23 July 2005)

A David Lynch Film. Anyone who has seen any of his previous efforts should be ready for almost anything including nothing. There is a lot of nothing floating around in this odd exercise in directorial/screenwriter fiat. It is weirdly engaging until about halfway through when it changes course and makes you doubt everything, including why you're continuing to watch. Short side plots that don't seem to have anything to do with the main two stories don't help any. Postcards of imagery keep popping up for no particular reason. The much-trumpeted lesbian aspect of the film seems to serve no purpose other than to make you look at everyone and everything a bit differently when they cycle around again. And they will.
A lot of the film takes place at night or in very dark settings. Names flop from character to character so that by the end you are not sure who is who or whether you care.
I know it's won a lot of awards and nominations. That's why I watched it. I'm sorry, but the only award this film receives from me is the "Why Didn't I Mow The Lawn Instead?" prize.