Anna Belle (closedmouth)

While obviously a disaster, it's much, much better than I was expecting. Even in abject failure Lynch manages to make something. There are some truly striking images, and the acting, for the most part, is quite good (Kenneth McMillan gives a brilliant psychopath). Minus the '80s cheese and the studio intervention, this could have been a truly great film.

I didn't think it was very funny, which is unfortunate for a screwball comedy. I thought Clooney's timing was way off, like he just wasn't hitting the buttons like he needed to. I mean in the direction, the acting is fine. I don't think he's suited to comedy, he seems more at home in a serious setting. It gets much better as it goes along, but that first act or so is pretty painful.