Review of Inland Empire (2006) by Pedro G — 11 Aug 2008

Lynch adopts digital video, gets lazy, forgets about audience. Thynch.

This review of Inland Empire (2006) was written by Pedro G on 11 Aug 2008.

Inland Empire has generally received positive reviews.

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Burn a hole through the veil with a hot cigarette and peer through to the other side of love and despair…

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Inland Empire is so locked up in David Lynch's brain that it never burrows its way into ours…

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