Getting there is half the fun, but is it worth it once you get there?

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2002)

Blake French's review is excellent, and this film does require a post mortem discussion once you've seen it. It is not an easy read, but is it ever with Lynch? Lynch's twists and turns are amazing and tantalizing, as are the work put in by the actors (Naomi Watts is EXCELLENT!). The truth behind the events in this film, however, --at least as how my wife and I interpret them-- leave me with a big "so what?!". Like, after all that, we just basically spent the last 145 minutes in a messed up **** that I could care less about?! (trying not to give it away). I was left with the same impression after "The Man Who Wasn't There". Excellent craftsmanship on all fronts, superb style, but wasted on a character I was not made to care about. Little better than a passive observation of events, without being emotionally drawn into it.