The Opus of a Genius

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2002)

I think this is Lynch's best film yet. He finally makes the Eraserhead he wanted to so many years ago. There's a little bit of all his best visions and ideas throughout, so its almost a retrospective. But mostly I see Eraserhead done with an unlimited budget and a maturity of thought. The movie is long, 2 1/2 hours, but the pace builds, keeps you involved and progressively interested. Something his recent films have just failed to do. I have to laugh at the people who wrote negative comments, and would bet they are the same Martians who loved an infantile headache like Moulin Rouge. I've often wondered how Hitchcock or David Lean would have shot material considered unsuitable in their day. Lets just say Lynch does the girl on girl thing pretty damn well.