David Lynch praises Quentin Tarantino film: “It’s a hell of a good revenge movie”

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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.In the latest issue of Cahiers du Cinema, Lynch praised how good a “revenge movie” the film is.He said: “Tarantino’s [Once Upon A Time in Hollywood] shows how real life events could have turned out very differently.

It’s a hell of a good revenge movie, done in feel good fashion”.In a five star review of the film, NME said: “It would be wrong to declare OUAT…IH to be quite so perfectly formed as Pulp Fiction, but there is no doubt that this is his most well-rounded and satisfying work since.

The adrenaline rush of the final third resembles all that is special about Tarantino – audacious, brazen and impossibly thrilling.“In fact, it is the sort of conclusion designed to energise even the most fatigued, jaded and weary of watchers and leave them in a giddy heap.

If this truly is his penultimate film before his mooted retirement then the signs are that he intends to go out with a thunderous bang.”Last year, Kyle MacLachlan has said he doesn’t “pretend to understand much” of his collaborations with David Lynch.The actor, who is best known for working with Lynch on projects like Twin Peaks, 1984’s Dune and Blue Velvet, discussed his working relationship with the director in an interview with AV Club.Asked about the themes of Blue Velvet and if the film inspired the actor’s creative path moving forward, MacLachlan said: “I don’t think that I was that conscious of it, to be honest.