Experimental Hollywood

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2002)

Try to imagine the most fascinating television series of all time, an ensemble of Hollywood power players and LA hoods, starstruck wannabe actresses and amnesiac starlets, plus a touch of exoticism and a heavy dose of mysterious sensuality. Now imagine the pilot episode and the season finale of this television series edited together with a season's worth of dramatic glue missing, and you'll have something approaching Mulholland Dr. What isn't missing is the thematic muscle, lush cinematography, and a wickedly imaginative story. Lynch dutifully leaves the ends open, refusing a typical summary conclusion or even a Sixth Sense-style OhWow finale, spinning our narrative expectations and elevating cinema.