David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" is almost impossible to describe because the actors are so great portraying their roles that reviewing this film might create an anti-climax. Though, we immediately recognize David Lynch's touch, his obsession for the bizarre and the cruel. The film has a pulp simplicity, but it's self-conscious in its satire. Isabella Rossellini portrays a woman whose husband and son have been kidnapped by Dennis Hopper, and Kyle McLaghlan and Laura Dern are the heroes who try to discover what's behind the small town facade. They whisper corny lines to each other and their characters are purely mechanical; but there are times when they let themselves go and almost pull out from the unidimensional behavior of the characters. Dennis Hopper gives a strong performance as an obsessed and dangerous man, with a homicidal sexual behavior.
"Blue Velvet" could be better if only Lynch knew how to develop real characters instead of throwing at us the same old pessimistic satire and mechanical behavior for two hours.
"Blue Velvet" could be better if only Lynch knew how to develop real characters instead of throwing at us the same old pessimistic satire and mechanical behavior for two hours.
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