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1
This is a perfect review for the film. It is a very difficult movie to describe to anyone but you did a good job. Saw it originally at the Telluride film festival and I will go see it again.
2
I've been wanting to see this!
3
Werner Herzog worked with Brad Dourif on THE WILD BLUE YONDER.
4
You're misunderstanding what Lynch did in this film. He was the producer, and had no involvement in the film itself. It's a Herzog film through-and-through, not a Lynch film. If you see Lynch qualities, then you're seeing Herzog emulating or giving homage to Lynch.
5
"Walleyed" isn't hyphenated.
6
Wow, this movie was boring. And I was excited to see it, being a fan of David Lynch, Grace Zabriskie, Chloe Sevigny. But it was just too inconsequential. It wasn't suspenseful, mysterious, dramatic. It just felt forced-weird, pretentious and self-conscious. I didn't believe for a second that the main character would have ever landed a role in a play, or ended up engaged to a seemingly normal woman. It was like a low-budget David Lynch knock-off. But Grace Zabriskie was as awesome as usual. No other reason to recommend this.
7
My voice will be read...
Loved it
8
#4 is correct; Herzog has stated that Lynch is only listed as the Producer because of his involvement with the production company, that he had nothing to do with the film otherwise. Which makes this review ill-informed and fairly worthless, as it primarily focuses on a collaboration that did not happen and Lynch's input, which does not exist..... not sure why the press is doing this; perhaps the production company is encouraging the lie in order to promote the movie?
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To clarify: When I said the film was like a conversation between Herzog and Lynch, I meant it. It was *like* a conversation between the two, with elements and motifs they both frequently deploy. That remains true (even if it's solely due to Herzog's tributes to and emulations of Lynch). I never claimed they co-directed.
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I have long been a Lynch fan and have seen every movie with his name on it. I see a lot of Lynch in this movie. Just watched it last night, without realizing the Lynch connection and immediately rewound to see if my hunch was right.
A producer can have a great effect on a film if he/she is avant garde and creative. The structure was surely Herzog, but the effects were Lynch, all the way.

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