Review of Mulholland Dr. (1999) by Sean D — 18 Jan 2012

David Lynch really likes to fuck with your mind. Like really get in your head and start pushing buttons. He has done it before in his movies (Lost Highway), but Mulholland Dr. Delivers a really twisty story line that, admittedly, will leave you confused, but entertained with some superb acting, especially by Naomi Watts and Justin Theroux.

Mulholland Dr. looks at two lives that clash together. One, a lady on the run in a car crash scared out of her mind looking to hide (Laura Harring). The other is a sweet lady from Deep River, Ontario who is trying to make it big in Hollywood (Naomi Watts). When their lives collide, the audience is taken into a twisted mystery that leads you through the Hollywood and the world of cinema. However, near the end, we get a Lost Highway/mobius-strip type twist which changes these two characters almost completely. At the end you are left wondering what was real and what was illusion.

When David Lynch is on, he is absolutely on. He commands some great performances out his actors and actresses in this movie. Naomi Watts is absolutely stellar. It is completely amazing how she turns from a sweet, naive girl from Deep River, Ontario into an obsessed, mildly depraved woman who is love with Laura Harringâ(TM)s character. Laura Harring was great as the mysterious woman who falls into Naomi Watts. Justin Theroux is also hilarious and great in his role as a conflicted director.

Lynch also directs some wonderful, surrealistic sequences. The most beautiful of all of them, though, is the pantomime theatre. The illusion of the singing is absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous. It is a real thing to behold and a work of pure art.

Mulholland Dr. is another wonderful addition to the David Lynch collection. It has some great acting performances and some of the beautiful scenes any David Lynch film. Non-Lynch fans will be mildly satisfied with ending but will love the performances. Lynch fans will absolutely love this film.