The Spoiler-Filled Idiots Guide to Mulholland Dr.

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2003)

OK,
I have held my fingers from typing this for long enough. Each person that posted their little "This makes no sense" rant, please stop reading this post right now because it will make you think too hard and God forbid you do that!
The key (no pun intended) to this film is to understand the concept that Naomi Watts dreamt the entire opening half of the film. In a desperate attempt to "escape" a reality where she is rejected by her one love who she has killed, she created this 'pseudo-reality' that allowed her to cope with the loss of her girlfriend. From the horrible events that befall Adam to the exaggerated innocence of Betty, she invented the perfect world for herself...then woke to the realization that she had her former love killed.
This is not a difficult concept to grasp, nor is the obvious references to dreaming that you are given throughout the film. Including but not limited to the freakish grins on the faces of those that dropped her off at the airport, the waitress in Winkies that served Betty and Rita who happened to also be portrayed by Naomi Watts and the glorified representation of a "key" throughout the first half of the film...
To anyone who cannot see the brilliance of this film, be it Adams reaction when he notices his wife is not by the pool, the portrayal of "The Man" who pulls all of the strings or the incredible acting on the part of Watts, I pity you. A film worthy of repetition finally comes out, after years of drivel such as Cat in the Hat, and people have the audacity/ignorance/stupidity to hurl insults at it without taking the time to understand it.
"Silencio"