A good movie, provided you "get" it.

Rating: 6/10 (16 October 2001)

Mulholland Drive is actually a pretty good movie. You'll like it a lot if you like David Lynch kind of movies. Lots of story, atmosphere, and some very interesting characters. I liked this movie, but I would have liked it more if I only understood it. I think the Silencio theatre scene made sense... nothing was real. OK, I got that. I got the money in the purse and the blue key. But what about the ugly guy behind the restaurant? Who was he? The devil? What was the cowboy doing waking up the dead girl? And what were we watching? The afterlife? A hallucination? Why the little people and why did the devil send them? And who or what was the blue-haired woman? I'm sure that if I thought about it, more questions would pop up. So why is this still a good movie? It's because the story pulls you in. The way that it weaves. You feel like you know these people. Their lives make sense. You care about their fate. The music and stage design set up a mood that lures you in. So if you do "get" it, please post it here. I got a feeling many of us want to know.