This is the first David Lynch film I've seen where the story actually makes sense in a concrete, tangible way from beginning to end. Well, mostly. Of course, it's still his trademark, whacked out style of cinema.

Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern are the stars. Despite being big name actors, I didn't find either of their performances to be all that engaging, but Willem Dafoe nearly steals the show toward the end. That shot of his face in the bank could give anyone shivers.

This one is on the graphically bloody side, and tends toward the depressing, sort of. Actually, after that ending, I'm not sure what to think.

I've noticed more what others have said: one aspect (among others) that gives David Lynch movies that trademark signature is the music. Always in the background, a tune, maybe some strings playing extremely softly, or sometimes just a chord or two held interminably throughout a scene to set the mood. When there's silence, it's for a reason. And when the music really comes into the foreground, you feel it like a tidal wave.

Hmmm, that might also be in part due to the work of Angelo Badalamenti, as a quick imdb check reveals that he's teamed up with Lynch to compose a good number of scores.

Mark this film as one in the potentially nightmare-inducing category. Nothing much more to say of it right now.