Though this is familiar Lynch stuff, it is never dull, and I was often buttock-clenchingly afraid of what was going to happen next and squeaking with anxiety.

Peter Bradshaw

The Guardian

Over time, though, with films such as Lost Highway and, to a lesser extent, Mulholland Drive, Lynch's movies became less personal and more private. Whatever he is working out in his new film, Inland Empire, it's beyond the reach of all but his idolators.

Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Inland Empire is so locked up in David Lynch's brain that it never burrows its way into ours.

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly