much can be say about david lynch but i think the mistake most people make be to think that he be try to create a coherent and straight forward narrative structure . he be work on a subconscious level in his mind . the idea come before the reason behind the idea . in many way this be how art should be create because any other way will feel forced and pretentious . david lynch be not just try to fk with you . it not meaningless and it not pretentious . if you have ever see his interview he be one of the most humble and soft speak director i have ever see . justin theroux do a q and a after my screening of inland empire and he describe work with lynch a light hearted and fun . the complete opposite of what it like to watch some of his film which be often dark and terrifying and and disturb . inland empire be a sister film to mulholland dr. a my wife put it and watch mulholland dr. help me to understand inland empire . they be two side of the same coin . lynch still seem to want to take a stab at the evil of hollywood . his concern for the well be of actor be strong but this time instead of a new comer ( naomi watt ) he deal with one old actresses come back role and like mulholland dr. their be the evil producer behind the scene and even the added possibility of a cursed set . i be a huge lynch fan . i do not find his film hard to understand . i be not a very intellectual person but lynch theme be so simple . the visuals be to be enjoy on their own term especially when they seem not to fit with the rest of the film . a lot of lynch trademark return and the dual personality and time folding in on itself and gratuitous nudity and and another tragic murder mystery . while this film do feel like a retread of mulholland dr. it also stand on it own especially since it contain a much more upbeat end and perhaps four layer of storytelling and good luck figure out which be which . he also continue to experiment with sound and even sing the vocal to a song in the film . i get exactly what i want from inland empire . the downside to this be that lynch be sort of repeat himself and i hope that doesn not mean he out of idea or perhaps mulholland dr. do not yet exercise his disdain for the studio system . the film be part murder mystery and part lucid dream . it have dream logic and have a lot of fun with some of it bizarre dialog and incredible visuals . this film also have much in common with eraserhead in that he completely free to explore his idea . no one be tell him to shorten the film and cut out scene and or that it doesn not make sense . it uncompromising and truly art without boundary . my only other criticism be that the digital video be just ugly at time . when the shot be static the amount of detail in the picture can be incredible but when it hand hold and move around it grainy and look pretty terrible . i miss the polished look of his older film but i guess that be go to be another thing that set this movie apart from the others . i highly recommend this film to the lynch enthusiast and to no one else . if you aren not in on the joke then i can not imagine you leave the theater happy after three hour of pure and free from concentrate and unpasteurized lynch . i go to see this with my wife and my best friend needless to say only i love it . take that a you will . 4/5 .