RICHARD Kelly's follow-up to his modern masterpiece Donnie Darko is a flawed effort that is as good as it is infuriating.
Southland Tales is bold, brave but an utterly confusing piece of work that comes straight from the David Lynch school of film-making.
It's a political satire, anti-war film and dig at modern life from attacks on civil liberties to the pornography industry.
The story, as it is, is set as a third World War breaks out during which Hollywood action star Boxer Santaros (Dwyane 'The Rock' Johnson) has gone missing.
When he eventually resurfaces, tattooed and with a porn star (Sarah Michelle Gellar), in tow, things start becoming more and more Lynchian by the second.
The audience is left to ponder where Boxer has been and where it is he is going.
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And what, if anything, has it got to do with the tales of twin policemen Roland and Ronald Taverner (Seann William Scott)?
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Suffice to say, this is not your run-of-the-mill movie and credit should go to Kelly for that.
Like Donnie Darko, you are either likely to love it or be wondering what the hell is going on and tempted to demand your money back.
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