Naked chicks get you high ratings

Rating: 1/10 (9 November 2014)

When I first watched the movie in 2001 I was still hoping Lynch had something to say, despite the disappointment with Wild at heart. I was surprised by the high rating and good reviews this movie got, but finally when I watched the movie again tonight on TV I got the point: hot, young, naked actresses and plenty of lesbian sex. Watts and Harring starring as the mysterious Rita and Betty go all the way, titillating the viewers with their antics.
Undeniably, both Watts and Harring really did a good job with the absurd script they got. But the script remains absurd. My personal take is that Lynch had a grudge against the Hollywood establishment and the whole movie is supposed to prove some point, such as how directors are forced to choose actors, even when they would prefer to cast somebody else.
It is pointless to summarize the plot, since the movie switches into a different one two thirds into the story. Anybody can interpret the complete lack of logic in whichever way they want and then "accuse" whoever does not "get" it of being dumb. The point is, there is nothing to "get", apart from Lynch frustration, unleashed on paying audience, a plot that does not make any sense and a couple of good actresses, only one of them actually making a career out of this crappy movie.
While Mulholland Drive propelled Watts into super stardom, Harring was left behind. Which seems unfair, but then again, perhaps fitting in Lynch's world where nothing makes sense. However, Mulholland Drive put me off Lynch's world once and for all.
P.S. I like fictional stories to make some sort of sense, since I get plenty of absurdity from real life. I think authors could make an effort to churn out stories with a beginning a middle and an end, even if not necessarily in this order. Creativity does not necessarily imply messy, self-involved narrative.