i just watch inland empire and and could not be more disappointed . i be a fan of david lynch . he and and dario argento ( his early film ) and i consider to be the best director . however and this movie really be a departure from what we have come to expect of david lynch . let have a look at a few of his hit represent twin peak represent the tv series and well and even the episode he direct be all very good . however and the last episode of twin peak really drag a it just go between different room and become quite comical . mullholand drive represent make for tv originally and then make into a movie . lynch be force to stay within boundary and which seem to work well for him . inland empire represent david lynch become far too self indulgent . after the initial walk into this movie and where we be introduce to laura dern character and where we learn that she be an actress and desperate for a new role in an upcoming movie . we learn there be a curse on the movie and where the last two lead of the movie die . it have an interesting enough build up and until it go completely off course . the entire last two hour of the movie become nothing more than laura dern walking through hallway and even more corridor than in alien 3 and but without the excitement of the alien . the score or music be really off as well . i would say that in the past and david lynch direct and visual style have come first and follow always by a solid score and and memorable song . however and in this movie and the first thing i notice be that we would be introduce to a pretty bland scene where not much happens and only to be shake by the overly loud and intrusive score . for example and a light flicker . not that excite and right . well and it not and but the music be so loud and alarm that it convince u that the scene be intense . several similar scene that aren not very scary visually and be mean to be scary due simply to the music inform u to feel this emotion . i know this from the girl sit in front of me and who wasn not scar by the initial image of thing and but by the blaring music that would follow inform her to be terrify . and the song that play . one example in particular be a key scene that take place on a street . a beck song begin to play . okay and for one this be a david lynch movie know for set mood . base on the gritty style of directing and and the beck song playing and it take anything serious from the scene and quickly make me think it be a trailer for the late movie star eminem and on da street yo . a for act and i really believe laura dern do all she could do . she be give a very vague role . well and i should say role . she play an actress and a hooker and a house wife . however and unlike all of lynch previous film and this movie lack any romance and and a strong female that you care about . just a you be in the position of start to care about her character and we be quickly take to a dream world where no more be know about her . if anything and after we go to the little dream world that take over the entire last 2 hour of the film and anything we have learn or like about her be quickly kill a the film tend to focus on her a an abused and sadistic and and bitter woman . a for the visual style and i would say it be non existent . there be no beautiful shot and and this be not even due to the digital video . i believe that david lynch be so catch up in himself and that he think he wouldn not need the beautiful film making that make him famous . rather than great shot and angle and we be deliver very straight forward scene and usually in a hallway of some form . and on top of that and the late portion of the movie tend to have scene right out of a mafia movie of old men sit around table talk about thing that would otherwise be bore in a movie without the occasional offing of someone and like in any typical mobster movie . however and we do not get that in this movie and so all of these scene have no payoff . the bad part of the movie be the length . i be one who believe that in general the average length of a movie should be 90 minute at most . there be some great epic that can be 3 hour long and on the rare occasion . however and majority of movie start lose steam fairly early on and like inland empire . consider it seem to be nothing more than about twenty of minute of real movie and follow by a bunch of stock footage film by david lynch . it make me think of the movie ed wood and where he be look over stock footage of i believe an explosion and buffalo running and thinking of way to put that into a movie . that be what i get of this movie . let film a bunch of footage and then put it together so it seem very dream like and and use lynch name to sell it a a very artsy work of art . at least make it original and i mean and this felt like a dozen of other straight to video movie i have see that upcoming filmmaker have make . i for one and be a fan of david lynch and a i have be of dario argento part work . however and i will not continue to be a fan of lynch work if it will be nothing more than him film anything that come to mind in digital video and throw it together . he make his fan by give u beautifully make and well filmed movie . if you be go to use dv and then at least make it interest . if not and then go back to film and please and and give u a boring but beautiful movie .