A life-changing story that will immortalize Lynch's name like no other

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2006)

Warning - Contains Spoilers
Mulholland drive is a story that had to be told and is one that most of us will identify with if we have ever experienced 'unrequited love' of any description. Although the movie is about much more than that. The basic storyline is simple enough - a plucky ingénue (Naomi Watts)makes her way to Hollywood to be a glamorous actress, with all the innocence and optimism of youth. Naomi's acting is no less than Oscar worthy in every sense and her over-exaggerated naive optimism at the beginning starkly and beguilingly contrasts with later scenes which uncover the reality of what her life becomes.
This movie is surreal but perfectly constructed and developed with a true sense of meaning with no hint of ambiguity in what the director is wanting to achieve. Basically Naomi's character Betty is having a convoluted and symbolic dream (as dreams are)of what she would like her life to be, compared to her reality of unrequited love and her subsequent immoral and desperate actions which follow. The director does a brilliant job of displaying the inherent vulnerabilities in us all, inspiring feeling pity and care for a murderer, and showing the hopelessness of the human condition at it's lowest point. The human psyche is explored in a depth rarely attempted by even the most competent of directors ; Anyone who has ever felt the 'human condition' and all of the implications that follow will surely marvel at the greatness of this Oscar worthy and inspired film. One of the most moving and emotionally complex movies ever made - has to be seen to be believed.
10 out of 10 ; and then some