this movie is a real mindf, uh, trip

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2002)

if intelligence quotient is anything to go by, then i am smart, so please don't disregard this review as the frustrations of some Tom Green fan with ADD. i haven't seen anything by David Lynch since i was ten or eleven, and i couldn't appreciate it then, so this was really me first exposure to his work. this movie pushed me to my limits of comprehension; i found it very challenging. i haven't had my mind messed with like that for years... well, not by a movie. it seemed as though Mulholland Dr. did not end when the dvd stopped since i kept trying to wrap my head around it.

some people might think that this movie was pretentious or boring, but for me there was a feeling right from the start that each detail was relevant. i thoroughly enjoyed the intricacies of this movie after i finally figured it out. maybe i am biased since this movie got the best of me at first, but after thinking about it and replaying it in my mind, i am convinced that Mulholland Dr. is an excellent movie.
the subtleties of its morals and dry, dark humor (especially involving the director) make it something worth appreciating. the sound effects (or lack of at times) create a disturbing, haunting feel throughout the movie, which is beautifully appropriate for the movie's "reality".
i will likely watch this one again at some point, and i have already scoured the net to fill in some holes for me (wtf is with the box at the end!). TO THOSE WHO THINK THIS MOVIE IS GARBAGE: think about it and if you don't figure it out, find some clues online, read some spoilers, then watch it again.
the pieces to the puzzle DO fit!