I don't know how to do this thing justice.

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2001)

Mulholland Drive is far and away the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Until today, U-turn was one of the oddest film spectacles I'd seen, this movie made U-turn look like the Care Bears movie. The plot is almost beyond explanation. The main characters are either the same person, in love, or only exist in a complex dream sequence. The subplots and supporting characters are dark, eerie, and never resolve. In fact, the whole movie never resolves. But, that isn't the point and you realize this very early. This movie is extremely sensual. It completely envelopes you while never fully revealing the direction of the film. You hang on every detail hoping to deduce the plot, but it is that attention to detail and the non-existance of reality/logic that makes the rich textures of the film almost orgasmic. The acting from Naomi Wells and Laura Harring (both of which are extremely, extremely, extremely hot -- especially during the remarkably tasteful and poignant lesbian sex scene -- yes you heard right) is phenomenal and their ability to transition in and out of characters seamlessly keeps the audience wonderfully bewildered. I don't know how to do this thing justice. Quite frankly, you don't understand the imagery, metaphor, or the overall themes of the movie fully, or at all for that matter, but at the same time -- you don't care. This is the first movie I've ever seen where I walked away completely unable to describe what I just saw, but completely in love with it. A truly religious experience.