My preparedness prior to viewing this film was inadequate.

Rating: 8/10 (4 December 2001)

This film was intersting, but it wen't nowhere. I am a stranger to Lynch's directing style, so instead of sitting back and enjoying the style of the film, I was waiting for the plot to unravel the entire time. Needless to say, if you go into this film looking for a conclusive and satisfying ending then this is not the film for you. It's intersting. I was watching HBO about a year ago, and was watching a film that I found nearly as confusing. I couldn't remember it's title. Then, after having seen this film I realized there was a similarity in styles between the two films. I looked up Lynch's track record, and there I found that movie I had been searching for. Lost highway. Really cool film, and as of right NOW I would have to say that I enjoyed that film moreso than Mulholland. I will have to rewatch this movie again though sometime now that I have a greater understanding of Lynch's approach to film-making. Normally I like going into a film knowing nothing about it. In this case, doing so took away from the film because I found myself confused, frustrated, and just wanting the damn thing to end.
Right now my rating is a 3 of 10....but I realize that subsequent to a second viewing, which will happen eventually, my review may be a bit more optimistic (but anything above an 8 I would doubt....I'm still a bit surprised at how high the ratings have been, regardless of Lynch's history as a director)....Movies should be more to entertain, not utterly confuse, which is what I found this film to do. But hey, can't say I didn't like the lesbian scenes. The brunette woman is absolutely gorgeous!