Skip it.

Rating: 1/10 (28 January 2020)

"Mulholland Dr." is sometimes described as being a being mystery movie. That it is. For this reviewer, the biggest mystery is how and why it was ever released to the public.
The film starts out promisingly enough with some first rate acting by Naomi Watts as Betty, a stereotypically naive all-American Girl who comes to Los Angeles from Anytown, USA to seek fame and fortune on the silver screen. The viewer soon comes to realize, however, that Ms. Watts' deft portrayal of the hopeful, starry-eyed young actress is actually an exercise in High Camp at its highest and campiest - which was surely the effect that director David Lynch was trying to achieve. Lest there be any doubt about this, the manager of the apartment complex where Betty is staying is played by (believe it or not) Ann Miller. Yes, THAT Ann Miller, who plays a character named Coco. One has to wonder if Ms. Miller realized what she was getting into when she agreed to appear in this senseless waste of celluloid.
Since those early scenes constitute the highlight of the film, that would be a good time for a forewarned viewer to leave. Many of those who remain will be Hipper-than-Thou types, possibly under the influence of certain mind-altering substances. They will probably love it and declare David Lynch to be a true auteur of the highest order. So-called "ordinary" people expecting to see a movie with a cohesive beginning, middle and end will likely feel disappointed, cheated and angry at themselves for wasting two and a half hours of their lives.