With my current knowledge of David Lynch movies this one definitely falls out of line. The story is surprisingly linear, altough i very much appreciated the surreal symbolism that serves as a reminder that this Film is definitely made by Lynch.
The Plot
In my opinion the Story was a very good one. There where some turns and twists, a good story arc a few absurd things all in all quite pleasing.
The Characters
I must say it is always interesting to watch movies where *most* of the female characters merely act as a sort of plot device and not as fleshed out characters with any depth or even goals. The goals of Dorothy was mainly to get back her son and she also seeks comfort (in a strange way) in her sexual encounters with Jeffrey.
Jeffrey
I liked that character a lot, most of his motivations had some depth and complexity to them that even he didn't seem to fully understand sometimes. He was as much discovering the mystery of himself, the mystery of sexuality and sadomasochismus and the myster of dorothy at the same time.
