A Warped Little/Big Surprise.......

Rating: 9/10 (23 March 2010)

What a film, what a strange, bizarrely awesome film. I agree with many other reviewers who have already said what I wanted to say.
Great direction, cinematography, and even the acting, which at times doesn't make sense, suddenly does when you get to the end. The strange-ness of the film near the end reminds me a lot of the theatrical which just adds to my admiration, because there's just so much potential to be explored by combining those styles. I felt there was a certain energy that I've seen on the stage being transferred into the film's conclusion which is just original and refreshing to watch.
To me, this film is a character tragedy involving an actress full of dreams and illusions, and the monster that is Hollywood and its surrounding bubbles of people. Disturbing, fascinating, and utterly absorbing, I loved being sucked into this movie filled with seemingly out-of-nowhere characters and incidents, because it all tied up at the end and definitely left me with a little of the creepy crawlies -- nice, unexpected surprise.
I love when movies break out of the norm that is Hollywood cinema. I loved watching how David Lynch thwarted our expectations at every turn, and how he makes you want to re-watch this because there's just SO MUCH TO DISCOVER.
Great film.