David Lynch's last "gotcha"

Rating: 1/10 (11 May 2002)

I was a Twin Peaks fan. I thought the whole idea of wierdness in a small town was unique. Slowly, Lynch ruined a really good idea with self-indulgence. I swore I would never go back to his stuff. I saw M. Drive and rented it. Now I want my money back. Yes, I must be one of those "logic" freaks who wants a story. Apparently you can put together a series of wierd scenes and call it a movie. They already did that. 30 miles from where I live they filmed "The Giant Spider Invasion". That was wierd scenes put together, too. It made me laugh. This didn't. David Lynch is a master of visuals. No doubt. But when you tell a story, apparently his rules say you can tell a story for MORE THAN TWO HOURS and then say, "Oops, I guess I didn't have anything to say" and walk away. The photography, even on video, was outstanding. The two female leads are incredibly beautiful. I will leave it there. I also must admit the love scenes are memorable. This is along the line of "Natural Born Killers" but Oliver Stone's movie is much better, storywise. Rent this if you want to have one of those on-going college-style discussions that lead to nowhere, which is what this movie, from my view, is all about.