This is the only movie in my entire life that I've never been able to finish. I tried twice and literally couldn't stomach it. It just felt like complete boring nonsense with no real meaning behind it. Or one so complicated and unaffirmable that it's not even worth finding if it does exist.
A monumental labyrinth of a film. Three hours of confusion and occasional terror, but stick with it! It's got the best credit sequence you've ever seen.
I get that it’s experimental and obviously I respect Lynch’s work. I love Twin Peaks. And I can enjoy weirdness, without the need to understand everything. But this one is just weird and vague without pleasing me in any way. And I appreciate weird movies. Did not like this one at all..
David Lynch's last film, 2006's Inland Empire, concerns a cursed film, an unfinished Polish production adapted (read: "stolen") from a Romani folk tale. Its leads were murdered and that was that, but how will the American remake fare? This is no simple "someone said Macbeth" type of curse, as Laura Dern's starring actress gets caught up in something recursive, getting first lost within the similarities between herself and her character, then inside the labyrinth of previous tellings of the story. The cursed tale essentially snares its own performers in a kind of nightmarish limbo that includes not just past tellings, it seems, but merely possible ones (from white to blue color, for example). The whole thing is shot on video, allowing Lynch a certain improvisational leeway, crafting a story on the fly (and then in editing). Takes a while to get used to because video is ugly compared to film, and it does mean certain elements don't fluidly pay off - characters might disappear, the title remains opaque with its one mention, and critics have consistently failed to interpret the rabbits (hey, Naomi Watts!) or prostitute dance parties exactly. I still think it's a great achievement, a unique Hollywood haunting set in the House of Leaves, with intriguing images and, at its center, a great and varied performance by the unimpeachable Laura Dern.
For everyone saying there is no meaning to this film... What are you, crazy? Of course there is meaning to the film. Why would someone spend years making a film with no meaning? Just for laughs? I could possibly see someone doing something for a day or two that had no real meaning but to work on a three hour feature for months or years? No. That would get old pretty quickly.
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Woliver
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Come on baby, do the locomotion!All i gotta say.
BullwinkleB
This is the only movie in my entire life that I've never been able to finish. I tried twice and literally couldn't stomach it. It just felt like complete boring nonsense with no real meaning behind it. Or one so complicated and unaffirmable that it's not even worth finding if it does exist.ignatzkat
A monumental labyrinth of a film. Three hours of confusion and occasional terror, but stick with it! It's got the best credit sequence you've ever seen.Boei
Man this was a tough one to sit through.I get that it’s experimental and obviously I respect Lynch’s work. I love Twin Peaks. And I can enjoy weirdness, without the need to understand everything. But this one is just weird and vague without pleasing me in any way. And I appreciate weird movies. Did not like this one at all..
sucker
This is a superb film with masterful technicalities. Moreover, it had one heck of a scary scene.eoveikur
whatever..I love this film so much. I suppose it's very much an acquired taste. I couldn't peel myself away from it.Siskoid
David Lynch's last film, 2006's Inland Empire, concerns a cursed film, an unfinished Polish production adapted (read: "stolen") from a Romani folk tale. Its leads were murdered and that was that, but how will the American remake fare? This is no simple "someone said Macbeth" type of curse, as Laura Dern's starring actress gets caught up in something recursive, getting first lost within the similarities between herself and her character, then inside the labyrinth of previous tellings of the story. The cursed tale essentially snares its own performers in a kind of nightmarish limbo that includes not just past tellings, it seems, but merely possible ones (from white to blue color, for example). The whole thing is shot on video, allowing Lynch a certain improvisational leeway, crafting a story on the fly (and then in editing). Takes a while to get used to because video is ugly compared to film, and it does mean certain elements don't fluidly pay off - characters might disappear, the title remains opaque with its one mention, and critics have consistently failed to interpret the rabbits (hey, Naomi Watts!) or prostitute dance parties exactly. I still think it's a great achievement, a unique Hollywood haunting set in the House of Leaves, with intriguing images and, at its center, a great and varied performance by the unimpeachable Laura Dern.essaywhu
For everyone saying there is no meaning to this film... What are you, crazy? Of course there is meaning to the film. Why would someone spend years making a film with no meaning? Just for laughs? I could possibly see someone doing something for a day or two that had no real meaning but to work on a three hour feature for months or years? No. That would get old pretty quickly.Nine99
"It's got the best credit sequence you've ever seen." - LOLBoring movie.
deadendjob
Unforgettable, pure Lynch. This is the stuff true movies are made of.satsubatsu347
Not one of Lynch's best efforts but the credit sequence and the alt.girl performance of "Locomotion" make it a great view.shitmovies
No other movie will ever compare to this. It's more like a real experience than a movie.mbaran
Lost Highway is better.deadendjob
Is it true that Lynch prefers the title to be spelt completely in capitals, i.e. INLAND EMPIRE?Showing items 1 – 15 of 24