Yes it does feel a bit like a Coen brothers/Lynch film, but it it's also very different if you watch carefully. Ford has put in a lot of his personal touches. It's not a perfect film by any means, as I've said above. The dis-jointment I think was intentional. But I think the pacing is a bit off and some parts were rushed, while others dragged on a bit too long.
But remember, Ford is not yet as experienced as the Coen brothers or Lynch. The problem I have with Coen brothers' films at times is that they are too 'cold', and focussed too much on the 'act of the crime'. Some may like that, some may not. Personal choice.
And although I LOVE Lynch, the problem I have with him is his movies can be too cryptic. When watching 'Mulholland Drive' for the first time - I loved it. It still remains one of my most favourite films of all time. And yet I didn't understand most of it. But I still loved it. I then had to go online and research more about what the film meant, I watched Lynch's interviews to try and decipher the movie's real meaning. I remembered Lynch saying something on one of his interviews like to 'Look at the way the coffee cup was placed on the table - that will reveal everything about the movie', and I was thinking to myself - do I really need to go this far to understand what this movie means? I would rather that the directors give the audience enough 'clues' inside the movie itself rather than having to watch more interviews afterwards.
