An amazing drama, one of the best of its kind

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2000)

David Lynch brings some great atmosphere in this updated Elephant Man film. It is a drama filled with true compassion that makes you think and draws you in with great cinematography and black and white film. The story is about a deformed man (John Hurt in his best performance in incredible makeup) who gets some help after years of torture by a doctor (Sir Anthony Hopkins in a early and good performance). Real emotion is evoked here and it works as it is one of the best Lynch films and the 1980's films. Biggest surprise- film is produced by Mel Brooks and his Brooksfilms productions. A