Wonderfully subversive movie

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2004)

Saw this for the second time last night & I really love it. It's a masterpiece - the weirdest yet most enjoyable film noire I've seen.
Those who 'explain' the plot are doing a grand job ... but in many ways the point of this movie is that subverts all plots. Just when you think it 'works', it doesn't! No reviewer quite manages to put their finger on how the plot holds, and I love that! I couldn't help but wonder at times if Lynch was taking the p*** out of Hollywood in general, and maybe Tarantino in particular. Whereas Pulp Fiction (a favourite of mine) 'works', Mulholland Drive deliberately subverts the plotline. The result is gorgeous. Oh, and talking of gorgeous ... Naomi Watts. She puts in a stunning performance.
Terrific film - a dream-like trance mixing humour and dark, dark, thoughts. What a great antidote to the 95%+ pap that comes out of Tinsel town.