The Best Time of My Life!

Rating: 10/10 (25 April 2002)

I was traveling through Boulder, Colorado and while I was there, I found out that the movie critic Roger Ebert was at the University of Colorado, so I went to see what he was there for. Apparently, he was hosting the movie Mulholland Drive. Monday, he showed the entire movie from begining to end. For the rest of the week (starting on Tuesday and ending on Friday), he let the audience and himself study (basically comment) each shot of the movie and try to puzzle everything together. It was the best time of my life because while I was there, I met Roger Ebert and got to talk to him. Plus, I thought that he chose the right movie to show us. I'd never seen Mulholland Drive and didn't know who was in it, what it was about, nothing. But, by the end, I thought it was a masterpiece.
The movie starts out with a woman (Laura Harring) ending up in a brutal car accident that leaves her with amnesia. She sneaks to a house and meets a wanna be actress named Betty (Naomi Watts). Together, Betty and the woman try to figure out the identity of the woman. Along the way, Betty and the woman fall in love with eachother.
I honestly say, that nothing can be spoiled or explained clearly about this movie. You have to see it yourself in order to figure it out. The DVD will list 10 clues by director David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Eraserhead) that will help you solve the movies story and background.
The movie was very confusing, but at the same time, I was extremely impressed with it. It was very good and very entertaining. Its a movie that will mess with your mind, but by the end, you will be able to figure out what the hell was up as long as you pay attention.
I wanna say, very special thanks to Roger Ebert for being a good host and listener as well as choosing a good movie to show us. Thank You Roger!