I have a love-hate relationship with David Lynch's films. While I understand the psychological beauty in his movies, they still never fail to piss me off. I respect them though, that's why I'm going to give 'Blue Velevet' a shot.
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern
Directed By: David Lynch
The Positives:
- There was a disclaimer before the film warning me that 'Blue Velvet' contains: "Adult content, graphic language, graphic violence, nudity, rape, and strong sexual content". Now that's my type of film.
- Right off the bat, the beautifully vibrant colors of the outdoors hit you. It's perfectly contrasted against the darker tone the film shifts into toward the latter two-thirds of the run time.
- You're immediately sucked into the mystery at hand. David Lynch treated it well, providing just one clue that is intriguing enough to peak both my and the main character's interest.
- Since I actually live in a relatively close proximity to a Lumberton, I felt a small connection to the setting.
- The blind man who could guess the amount of fingers somebody held up was a badass.
- Right off the bat, the beautifully vibrant colors of the outdoors hit you. It's perfectly contrasted against the darker tone the film shifts into toward the latter two-thirds of the run time.
- You're immediately sucked into the mystery at hand. David Lynch treated it well, providing just one clue that is intriguing enough to peak both my and the main character's interest.
- Since I actually live in a relatively close proximity to a Lumberton, I felt a small connection to the setting.
- The blind man who could guess the amount of fingers somebody held up was a badass.
- Dennis Hopper put on one helluva performance. He definitely portrayed one of the most twisted and intense characters I've ever seen.
- The rape scene couldn't have been anymore disturbing (theoretically it could've been but I don't want to think about it.)
The Negatives:
- There was a random moment of slow-motion at the beginning of the picture that I felt was very distracting.
- Kyle MacLachlan's character was acting a tad bit too odd on his first date/walk down the street with Laura Dern's character. Odd enough that I had to mention it on here. Chicken walk? Really? The real mystery of the film is how she fell for him after that.
- The film's slow pace came across as hampering at times.
- Some of the acting (especially in the smaller parts) seemed too theatrical for the flick.
- I'm glad that about an hour and a half into the movie, the sick father subplot was hinted at again (since it started this whole film off in the first place).
Grade: B-
Scary and smart, 'Blue Velvet is a mystery flick defined by Dennis Hopper's performance.
Grade: B-
Scary and smart, 'Blue Velvet is a mystery flick defined by Dennis Hopper's performance.
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