A Mood Movie

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2006)

You know, there are some movies that are only good if you're in a certain mood. I began watching this movie with the knowledge that it was an offbeat sort of film, and without the knowledge of its plot. I had been forewarned that it is extremely complex and filled with intense lesbian romance scenes, and so I was somewhat prepared. However, I warn you! DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IF YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR AN ACTION/COMEDY/ROMANCE!!!!!! You will not be ready for it and you will subsequently despise this movie.
I waited weeks to watch this movie until I was in a sufficiently enigmatic mood. Watching Mulholland Dr. is sort of like reading Kurt Vonnegut- you feel with every passing moment as though you are dying a little bit, but when it's all over you feel as though a little bit is growing back, sort of like a Cherry Tree that loses all of its flowers and then bears fruit. It is enlightening and confusing all at once, and all that can be said is that it is a mood movie: if you are in a mood to challenge yourself, if you are in a mood to think, if you are in a mood to throw yourself into a whirlpool of cinematic brilliance, then watch Mulholland Dr.
Criticism: If blatant sexuality on film disturbs you, be ready to fast-forward. Or watch the film alone.