I just have watched the movie and I don't know why some people think the plot is confusing. For me the plot is pretty simple as for this genre:
The initial assault was real. As well as everything what her cop friend has told. However, because she never had seen the suspect, she imagined it's the one at the police station. Her cop friend even foreshadows the ending when he explains that people who take part in screenings are "nobodies" including petty criminals and some cops. She got obsessed with the "suspect" and stalks him, going deeper and deeper into paranoia. Well, the suspect is basically an unrelated cop. When everything got messed up she leaves to the airport to escape. The other incidents were trivial: the bar friend just left the job, the dealer needed some time off. I am only a bit confused about the ending when she can't enter the building and there is a scene with replacement keys. I don't know if it implies that the janitor was the one entering her apartment or yet another attack of panic. Granted, it's not the most solid plot but it wasn't that difficult to follow.
Generally the movie is atmospheric and indeed Lynchian in some ways. Nothing amazing but if someone wants some 2-hour atmospheric, gloomy, art-related journey then it's ok.
Generally the movie is atmospheric and indeed Lynchian in some ways. Nothing amazing but if someone wants some 2-hour atmospheric, gloomy, art-related journey then it's ok.