David Lynch - Business as usual

Rating: Null/10 (1 March 2003)

Whilst Mulholland Dr. isn't a bad film per se, it just isn't a good one. For any one who has sat through, say, Twin Peaks, it's unpredictability is very predictable. Much of the imagery is similar to Twin Peaks, come to that. Lynch's obsession with good looking young women in tight sweaters is understandable, I'm sure, and the sex scenes between two of the said young women was highly titilating but, in the end. so what? The film has been described as having a dreamlike or nightmarish quality. I agree - David Lynch's dream sequences are a nightmare to watch.
On the positive side, yes it is well shot. Yes it is pretty. And well acted. But pace? Snappy dialogue? Lynch has lost his touch with this one.