Freud would have been impressed

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2009)

Mulholland Drive is the movie Lynch has been working towards all his career which has culminated into the most beautiful, sumptuous, hypnotic and erotic film one could hope to see. It is futile to go into the plot and the structure or the performances when you discuss a movie like this. There enough interpretations here, but the first viewing can leave you either disillusioned or in complete awe of the masterful story teller David lynch
The movie definitely needs couple of viewings to fully appreciate and catch the little details that you are bound to miss out. But it is not nearly as complex as has been made out to be.Lost Highway is comparatively more complicated than this one. It is not even an open ended film as many claim to be. There is an explanation and cause for every event in the film.
"After a brutal car accident in Los Angeles, California, Rita (Laura Harring) is the sole survivor but suffers mass amnesia. Wandering into a strangers apartment downtown, her story strangely intertwines with Betty Elms (Naomi Watts), a perky young woman in search of stardom. However, Betty is intrigued by Rita's situation and is willing to put aside her dreams to pursue this mystery. The two women soon discover that nothing is as it seems in the city of dreams."
The movie on one hand is a satire on Hollywood, on the other it is a love story, a story of betrayal, revenge and redemption and even then I have not even come close to covering the film. It is not an upbeat film by any stretch of imagination, but it probably Lynch's wittiest film. He took a lot of pains to get this made, but the end product is every bit as good as it is touted to be.
Arguably one of the best movies of the decade, this is best movie for those unfamiliar with Lynch's work to enter into his world.