My 10 clues (dvd)

Rating: 7/10 (4 September 2011)

1) Who sleeps tonight ? The first part of the movie is a dream: Betty/Diane is dreaming her perfect life by mixing in a positive way all her experiences even if her subconscious, her guiltiness can't make her forget her real life.
2) Wake Up! The second part is the reality: Betty/Diane has a sad life: she is just an extra in Hollywood and her lover rejects her. For revenge, she hired a killer.
3) The land of illusion! Lynch portrays a great vision of Hollywood, the two-sided city: a mythic place made up with dreams and artistic faith but where finally corporations and sex govern: in fact, it's a mirage!
4) City slickers: It's good to have Lynch visit a great urban town and leaves country and rural town for a while. I don't like very much LA but Lynch finds great spots (the hills, the palm trees, Dinkies) to glamor it.
5) Even better than the real thing: What I like with Lynch is that the fantastic, dream world seems normal and warm whereas the everyday life seems surreal and painful.
6) the eye of the tiger: as the best painter or photographer, he pays attention to the sets, props and cinematography and always delivers stunning framed visions: the phones, the ranch, ....
7) Who's who: His cast is always excellent: the newcomers to me, Watts, Harring Theroux were refreshing.
8) There's always music in the air: Badalamenti is a genius to always catch some heart-ripping melodies (and he's also a funny extra) albeit this isn't his best score for Lynch.
9) Elementary my dear Watson: The clues Lynch gave were a good idea to make the film interactive and this way is far better than 3D.
10) Sappho is crying: I am nevertheless disappointed with the love story because its lesbianism seems here a mere toy, a gadget to appeal to the audience.