Lynch's masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2005)

Mulholland Drive is David Lynch's best film. This is high praise indeed, as Lynch has produced some of the most interesting films of the last 30 years. Mulholland Drive takes elements of his previous work and moulds them into a glorious whole - the amateur detectives of Blue Velvet, the interchanging characters of Lost Highway, the sense of dread of Twin Peaks, the host of crazy characters of Wild At Heart. The atmosphere created in Mulholland Drive is extraordinary. And the at first seemingly senseless structure reveals itself, on repeated viewings, to be in fact fairly straightforward. There are far too many classic Lynchian moment to mention and the acting is excellent, particularly Naomi Watts who gives a performance of incredible range. You have to see this film, it is one of the best I have ever seen.