Life happens, and so it was not until last weekend that I finally watched Inherent Vice for the first time.
I didn't go in with it being completely unknown; I read a lot about it over the years, the raves and the criticisms
I'm still letting it marinate. For sure, it contains some of the most beautiful scenes PTA has ever put to film. For sure, the mumbled dialogue frustrated me.
Part of me wants to follow the call of those who say this, more than most films, is more deeply appreciated on second, third, fourth viewings. Another part of me thinks that it's OK if this doesn't sit in the pantheon of films that I truly love, and it's even OK if I never watch it again.