I have to admit that “Blue Velvet” was my first Lynch film. Having watched his “Twin Peaks” television series however, I was vaguely familiar with his style and penchant for weirdness. The film did indeed live up to the ‘wierd’ stereotype. What starts of as a typical story of tragedy in a small town family sinks, first slowly, then quickly into a web of corruption, sexual deceit and murder. In the end the only conclusion …showed first 75 words of 320 total…

…showed last 75 words of 320 total…viewer. The actors emotions ran the gamut from the tacit, to the clichéd, to the deranged. Dennis Hopper is the dramatic standout; he casts a scary image even while kissing another man. . Kyle Maclachlan goes overboard in his attempt to appear spaced out and quirky. On the whole, i admire "Blue Velvet" for its originality and aesthetic originality. But, it also has the tendency to push its creative boundaries to ludicrous extremes on occasion.