As a fan of the work done and still being done by Bob Dylan, I was unsure of Todd Haynes' biopic on Bobby's life, entitled "I'm Not There." Would it be another tale of wrestling between the touring life of drugs and sex and raising a family, or would it make me think?  Well, I hoped for the best and headed up Broadway in good spirits (I had heard influences of Fellini, so, it had to be at least SOMEWHAT good).

When I sat down in the little subterranean theatre, I was anxiously awaiting the feature presentation as I watched previews for movies that I knew I'd never see. Then it started, familiar images from the trailer popped into my eyes like the sight of a new friend you're seeing for the second time. And from the second Dylan's own version of "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" blasted into my ears, I could tell what I'd be in for:

An abstract proliferation of ideas and concepts on similar subject matter that one might expect from a Dylan song, except Haynes had a unique and fresh way of exploring the meaning of classic stories, such as "Ballad of a Thin Man".

Haynes spoke neither down nor up to the audience, but straight ahead.