A jigsaw puzzle with a piece missing, but somehow is still enjoyable.

Rating: Null/10 (4 December 2002)

You won't understand Mulholland Dr. I can tell you to watch it because it has great, believable acting, it has unbelievable atmosphere and an interesting plot. You can try to follow it as much as you want, and as soon as you think you know why this is all happening, guess what? You get a slap across your face from Lynch within the final twenty minutes that literally changes around everything you've just watched.
If you are a mainstream moviegoer, you will hate this film. You might buy it to relive the lesbian scene or as a "showpiece" that you like intelligent films. But is it intelligent if no one can understand it but Mr. Lynch?
The film runs a few plots at once; one, a filmmaker's life starts to crumble slowly. Another one with a strange gnome that makes people die from shock at the nearest Porky's fast-food restaurant. And the main thread, a woman ends up in a car crash with no memory of what happened and her friend, an aspiring actress, helps her out.
Somehow they all coincide one way or another at the end. I don't know how, but they do.
Whence watching it, love the atmosphere and mystery. Just remember this one thing: The pillow and that half of what you're seeing didn't really happen.
With that in mind, you're set to enjoy Mulholland Dr. Just don't expect your regular escapist film, if it took you a long time to figure out Memento you'll have issues with this one.