But damned if I wasnt hanging on every bizarro twist and switchback he pulled out of his hat next.
Sam mostly sits around on his patio smoking Marlboro reds, drinking beer, and spying on his neighbors.
Her name is Sarah, andRiley Keoughplays her with just the right mix of seductive mystery and save-me vulnerability.
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From their first encounter, hes a goner.
And, it turns out, that first encounter is all there will be.
Because the next day, she vanishes without a trace.
Or, I should say,oneof his obsessions.
Except his compulsion is cinema.
And the films barrage of dream-logic surrealism should pay royalties to theLost Highway-era David Lynch.
All these drive-by oddities only confound Sam more.
If youre not, its totally understandable.
After all,Under the Silver Lakeis not for everyone especially the impatient.
More than that, I kind of dug its sheer swing-for-the-fences insanity.B
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