Review of Blue Velvet (1986) by Tanner B — 09 Jul 2017
Blue Velvet (1986) C-120m. ?? D: David Lynch. Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Dean Stockwell. Lynch's weird, powerful, invasive, wholly original tale of young man's decent into maddening hell.
In "picture-perfect" town, college student loses interest in his girlfriend, lusts for mysterious nightclub singer, who has ties with dangerous, psychopathic criminals, led by an excellent Hopper.
Has some kind of raw, fearless potential for greatness, but writer-director Lynch constantly reminds viewer (and his engrossing story) it's all in campy fun. One particularly rotten scene exploits a humiliated, bare-naked Rossellini as some kind of a joke! Exceptional performances and lurid photography are among film's virtues.
It is also undeniably distinctive.
This review of Blue Velvet (1986) was written by Tanner B on 09 Jul 2017.
Blue Velvet has generally received very positive reviews.
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