A Slice of Lynch (2007)

Critic Reviews

• Ty Burr, Boston Globe

  Lynch may be the documentary David Lynch wants, but I'm not sure it's the one he or we deserve.

• Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

  We get an all-access pass to watch the master at work, both on location and at his home-workshop-studio in Los Angeles. Those who aren't part of the filmmaker's substantial cult will be less intrigued.

• Ronnie Scheib, Variety

  Filmed over a two-year period during production of David Lynch's Inland Empire, Lynch, like the feature it loosely chronicles, has no immediately discernable throughline and a wide variety of video-image densities.

• V.A. Musetto, New York Post

  Provides little new insight into Inland Empire, but it does reinforce the auteur's reputation as a one-of-a-kind genius.

• Manohla Dargis, New York Times

  Whether you dig Lynch, a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.

• John Anderson, Newsday

  Although fractured by the various film processes and a mix of DV and 8-mm used by the bio's director, it's actually a tightly edited, formalist movie, which in itself explains a lot about Lynch as the non-narrative filmmaker extraordinaire.

• Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

  as well as offering fascinating insights into the working practise, philosophy and idiosyncrasy of Missoula, Montana's most famous Eagle Scout, LYNCH (one) is a work of strange and elliptical beauty in itself.

• Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

  like going to the zoo and catching the tiger during his nap instead of feeding time.

• Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

  This deeply undisciplined profile flaunts enviable access to Lynch's L.A. compound and movie sets but little insight or probity.

• Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  Anyone looking for a general overview of the director will do better looking elsewhere.

• Eric Monder, Film Journal International

  What really keeps Lynch interesting is its coverage of the production process; the access is so intimate, we feel as if we are witnessing firsthand the birth of something artistic and significant.

• Rob Humanick, Slant Magazine

  The film would be better entitled Lynch for Beginners.

• Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

  "Lynch" is a lo-fi behind the-scenes-mini-portrait of a dry-witted artisan loyal to his search for dramatic textures.

• Jurgen Fauth, About.com

  A forthright portrait of a sincere and fertile artist with the courage to follow his ideas wherever they lead.

• Eric Kohn, New York Press

  The movie's lack of direction grows tiring after a while, but Lynch's unfettered drive to let his mind unload is never less than fascinating.

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