Tried to watch this when I was 14 and didn’t get it and didn’t finish it. If you make it to the end you’ll understand why that’s a big problem. So much is explained in the latter acts of this film that make the entire story more cohesive (even for Lynch). After binging most David Lynch films in a kind of mourning, this film seemed essentially to understanding David Lynches idiosyncratic style.
One of the greatest 21st century films so far in my opinion but certainly not for everyone.
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Buffalo '66 1998
Really great depiction of loneliness and great cinematography. However written with some problematic objectification.
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 2009
It’s not great but I enjoyed it.
For a director/writer to adapt a David Foster Wallace short story collection is difficult enough. For it to be their directorial debut makes it far more challenging and I don’t think Krasinski was up to the task.
It’s important to note that seemingly Krasinski goal was to adapt DFW to a different medium (which some literary purists highly disagree with).
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