A film you have to see several times

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2002)

Synopsis: After a car accident, a woman stumbles through nighttime L.A., until she finally finds shelter in a recently vacated apartment. The new occupant, a bubbly wannabe actress fresh from Ontario, finds her and it becomes apparent that the woman has lost her memory. Together they set out to discover her past. But just at the crucial moment, there's a twist to the story, that makes you wonder what is real and what is not...
It is quite difficult to write a synopsis of Mulholland Dr. without giving anything away. I did not know any of David Lynch's earlier works, but wanted to see this one after reading the superb reviews it got. As I said before, I'm not going to give anything away, so you have to see and think for yourself, and then read some of the interpretations, and go and see it again. This is surely the first film that had me waking up in the middle of the night and thinking about it. Even now, after knowing the clues and some people's interpretation, it is still not quite clear. Mulholland Dr. is surely not for you if you want light entertainment, but if you want to see a visually brilliant movie that makes you think about its meaning for long afterwards, go and see it. Kudos to David Lynch for this film, which you probably have to see even more than twice to understand its full merit. 9 out of 10.