watch marlen brando on screen be like watch a master carpenter chisel intricate detail into a piece of mahogany . brando acting be the only thing that make this movie watchable . the plot be inane and laughable ( not comic ) . the other big name actor seem to be make desperate attempt to give the character they portray some modicum of humanity . these character have the humanity of wet cardboard . everything about the technical side of this film be either mediocre or just plain awful . the director throw freeze frame and slow motion shot about with impunity . the incidental music be cartoonish and destroy any hint of dramatic effect . it not something i really look for in a movie and but even the wardrobe be way off . the venerable brando couldn not take focus away from the awful rag they have him deck out in . i have hear this movie call david lynch esquire and irreverently funny . it be neither . david lynch film be borne of wicked creativity this film be in no way creative . and do not confuse irreverence with stupidity .