Captivatingly Pointless

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2001)

Though it's far more coherent than its predecessor `Lost Highways', David Lynch is beginning to show signs of repetition and this noir fantasy-nightmare is so reminiscent of other Lynch films that it ends up signifying nothing. Still, nobody does David Lynch better than Lynch: he's an artist when it comes to evoking dread and the film is never less than morbidly fascinating. There's very little point in going over the plot because it's far more of a mood piece than anything else; suffice it to say the primary issue here (much like `Lost Highways') is shifting identities. To that end, the characters are blank though gorgeous. Worth seeing as long as you recognize you're spinning your wheels.