The Hard Truth: I did not like this movie

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2008)

David Lynch is on of those film directors that you can't help but to hear about in film school or in any circle of movie buffs but though I have tried to find all the fantastic qualities that my friends and classmates find in this film, it is something that I just can't see for myself. That is why I have to say: I DO NOT LIKE THIS FILM. Strangely and maybe speaking to the greatness of this filmmaker I do not like this film for all my usual reason. For one, the movie IS unique and imaginative. I can see in the film that the David Lynch was trying to say something and not just please the masses; finally the acting and cinematography were suburb, but in the end I was left exhausted. Mulholland Dr. sets its self up just like any mystery film and this engages the typical viewer to try and solve that mystery. But in the last 30 minutes (when the movie starts to fall apart for me) I'm still looking for answers while David Lynch has gone on to something that is just beyond my rational mind. I've been told that I'm not innocent enough when I watch David Lynch films and maybe that's true, but when I compare Mulholland Dr. to The Straight Story (the only David Lynch film I've ever loved) I tend to believe that David Lynch is still experimenting with the way he tells stories on film and being a true artiest cares little for what he losses in the wake of his creation.