We finally saw INLAND EMPIRE, and I think I developed tendonitis in my foot from 3 straight hours of tension. It was completely worth it, though.
Here are some of the things we enjoyed about the film:
Laura Dern
Grace Zabriskie
the soundtrack
the visual elements taken directly from Bacon
the Rabbits
the death scene at Hollywood and Sunset
the continuation of many themes and plots from Mulholland Drive, such as:
alternate parallel universes and Perception
Abjection
the power of Crazy Lady
love and things gone terribly wrong
The Actress and the windmills of her mind and her la vida(s) loca
plus Naomi Watts and Laura Harring appearing in the final credits scene was almost too cute to believe. Naomi Watts, who I am still in love with because of Mulholland Drive.