The fiercely clever script and direction are dead on--hilariously funny, scary and creepy at the same time (with the heavy female empowerment theme, it's remarkable both writer and director are male!). Lynch and Weisz are in top form--Lynch's edgy Dorothy contrasting nicely against Weisz's ditsy, Marilyn Monroe-esque Petula. It's fun to watch them catch themselves off guard with their sharp-witted reactions to what happens around them. And Norton is an enjoyable variation on the standard inspector detective. If everyone drifts into clownish stereotypes from time to time, it can be forgiven. The film moves along briskly--constantly surprising, thoroughly entertaining and surprisingly astute in its observations.