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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:19

Rotten:17

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: For better or worse, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is every bit as strange and twisted as you'd expect from David Lynch.

Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director David Lynch returns to the Pacific Northwest territory that helped to change the face of television in 1990, making him a household name all across America. A predecessor to that series,... Director David Lynch returns to the Pacific Northwest territory that helped to change the face of television in 1990, making him a household name all across America. A predecessor to that series, FIRE WALK WITH ME recounts the final week in the life of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), a sparkling teenager who finds herself caught up in a seedy underworld and is eventually murdered. As Laura abuses cocaine and performs sexual favors for a series of shady characters, she also must balance her day-to-day affairs, which include a best friend, Donna (Moira Kelly), an ex-boyfriend, James (James Marshall), and her parents, Leland (Ray Wise) and Sarah (Grace Zabriskie). Screenwriters Lynch and Robert Engels raise more questions than they answer, keeping the film's mystery ambiguous even by the film's conclusion. While this will most certainly appeal to die-hard fans of the series, it isn't necessary for the viewer to have any prior knowledge of the characters in order to follow the story line, for Lynch's unique vision is enough to keep audiences engaged even when they aren't able to put the pieces together. Haunting, humorous, and strange, FIRE WALK WITH ME is another work of artistry from the mind of David Lynch. [More]

Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Chris Isaak

Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Chris Isaak, Harry Dean Stanton, Kiefer Sutherland, Moira Kelly, Dana Ashbrook, Grace Zabriskie, James Marshall, David Bowie, Pamela Gidley, Eric Da Re, Madchen Amick, Miguel Ferrer, Peggy Lipton, Heather Graham, David Lynch, Julee Cruise, Frank Silva, Al Strobel, Phoebe Augustine, Michael J. Anderson, Rick Aiello, Walter Olkewicz, Frances Bay, Catherine E. Coulson, Lenny Von Dohlen, Gary Hershberger, Gary Bullock, David Brisbin, Sandra Kinder

Director: David Lynch

Director: David Lynch
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti
Screenwriter: Robert Engels, David Lynch
Producer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

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Reviews for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

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One of Lynch's misfires.

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05/30/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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05/26/03
Darrin Keene
Darrin Keene
Film Threat

The film appears to be an undifferentiated mess of story lines and hallucinations. There's no reason to care which is which. Even Mr. Lynch's eccentric touches become boring. The jokes are stillborn.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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No review available.

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02/13/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

The ignominious ending to a once-great television phenomenon. Possibly Lynch's worst effort to date.

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12/04/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

It works well because Lynch’s nightmarish vision stays true to itself throughout the entire movie and never strays far from its strong central story.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/13/02
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide

an even more perplexing freak show encircling a small town’s consignment of oddities and inhabitants, and as equally visually transcendent and thematically stunning

Full Review Source: Moviehole | comment Comment
05/30/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Those who have not seen the television series will likely react as television viewers did upon its first airing -- some fascinated and wanting more, and others confused, perplexed, gross-out or uninterested in this strange place and stranger events.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/19/02
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Fabulously color-coded to resemble a dream world, a purgatory consumed by the sadness of blues and the terror of reds.

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03/01/02
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

An absurd study of debauchery

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/20/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Lynch plays with multiple dimensions of existence in a way that is both intriguing and pretentious.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/03/02
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

If inspiration is lacking, talent is not. Count Lynch down but never out.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Fans who may be looking for clarification of the series, which was vague at best, will be sorely disappointed. In fact, so will fans looking for the atmosphere and satire so prevalent in the series.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Fans of the dark comedy will find little to laugh about -- unless it is Lynch's pretentiousness -- in this horrific look at Laura's last seven days.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

To put it bluntly, this film is a mess.

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01/01/00
Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
rec.arts.movies.reviews
 
 
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