A complete mess, Lynch fans only

Rating: 4/10 (18 April 2002)

This film feels like first few episodes of what might have been an interesting TV show that are then tied up with the old cliche "it was just a dream." I could not get into this movie because of the hammy acting and the weirdness for the sake of weirdness. I like odd stories and images but they don't have resonance if there is no logic behind them. Here the director just threw in a bunch of stuff he thought looked neat. I think movies fail if they can't draw the viewer in and at least make some sort of sense. On top of everything else this film is long with far to many shots of folks looking into space and cars pulling in and out of driveways, parking spots, etc. Just a long mess of a movie.
You have to give it up to Watts though, she is fantastic and the shooting of the vacuum and the terrifying first shot of the homeless being are wonderful moments.