Not for me

Rating: 4/10 (15 April 2007)

When I spend 2 1/2 hours watching a movie, I sure as heck would like to have some idea of what it was about. This is not such a movie. I believe this was nothing more than an attempt to disguise lunacy as genius. It's been done before ("Lost in Translation" anyone). I certainly don't mind having to think about what I'm watching, but give me "Memento," "Requiem for a Dream," "Irreversible," or any of a number of others over this tripe. If anyone watching this had any idea of what was going through Mr. Lynch's mind at the time, then my hat's certainly off to you. On the plus side, as others have mentioned, the performance of Naomi Watts is incredible, and the film might be worth watching for that alone. But I wouldn't bother trying to understand it. You'll likely just hurt yourself.