Well, Actually… Precious was entered into about half a dozen film festivals outside North America in 2009, so the Precious team did in fact do A LOT of travelling. So love us tender (or hate us not so tenderly) as we wrap up January with some Wilding & Hearting. It’s just not as entertaining or as deliciously horrifying as his best work. As with all Lynch films, this one is complicated and controversial. But therein lies the problem: major shifts in tone that just don’t work. Kudos to Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern for selling THAT part of the movie so well. His “comedy” isn’t particularly funny, but his love story doesn’t need quotes around it because there’s no doubt this film is very passionate. Then again, David Lynch was never known for subtlety. The movie in question in the Next 180 Project believes in individuality and personal freedom…and also laying it on very thick (thick lipstick especially). Ellis’ final selection in the “Month o’ Bev” did indeed (as she intended) provide fodder for a furious back-and-forth.
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