Frustrating indecisive story, well directed

Rating: Null/10 (10 February 2002)

I won't pay to see any more of Mr. Lynch's movies. The screenplay was full of stupid, expositional dialog (i.e. "I'm so exited to be here in L.A. after my long flight from Canada, so that I can be an actress"). That's not real conversation, that's characters explaining what we should be able to understand from WATCHING. The plot started lots of scenes, some interesting character, never to make use of them later. The now-famous sex scene was, frankly, not so good. And it's shamefully the only thing holding viewer interest until the movie decides to try make some sense of all the unnecessary and unbelievable mystery, which it only does in a very vague, indecisive way, with some laughable symbolism to appeal to movie buffs.
That said, Lynch get great performances from his actors, really excellent, and puts together great visuals. But it's all piece-meal. Hire a screenwriter, and focus on directing, your real talent.