Thank You David Lynch..

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2001)

..for taking a break from making Laura Dern movies to create this masterpiece that is heartbreakingly beautiful and sometimes just heartbreaking.
It turns out that Lynch is the perfect director for this movie. He assembles one of the best casts in any movie, starting with a ground-breaking performance by John Hurt in the leading role. Anthony Hopkins is just as good; he can say more with a glance, do more with a moment, then most actors can do with ten pages of script. When he first sees John Merrick, he cries one tear and its perfection. When you have a supporting cast that includes Oscar winners Anne Bancroft, Sir John Geilgud and Dame Wendy Hiller, you know you're covered in that department.
The black and white cinematography adds a lot to the mood of the movie.

All in all, a must see.