McCheesy's take on "Mulholland Dr."

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2008)

What the hell is up with this film? I knew this film is going to be strange because of all the reviews it got but man, that was way too bizarre. Was the director on crack when he made this film? I'm still mystified by it up until now. This is definitely one of those films that requires second viewing and some internet consultations.
OK. So the first part of the film can be easily followed. Its basically about a woman who had amnesia and this woman Betty takes her in in her aunt's apartment and then inside the purse of the woman with amnesia there's loads of money. Puzzled, Betty and Rita (the woman) decides to follow some leads and track down her real identity. There's some subplots involved concerning a Hollywood director (Justin Theroux) struggling to find a lead actress in his new film and then there's this hit-man who is I think looking for the money and then there's a guy who died because he saw a bum in a dumpster (a lol moment) which is totally unrelated to the story.
But then, when the moment Rita drops the blue box it all goes to crazy town and I was like this little kid confused and clueless and all alone. Right up until the last frame, you will be confused. I don't think any person could understand it first viewing.
David Lynch, who is known for making really weird movies, captures what it is like inside a dream. This is what the movie is in a nutshell: a dream. Its so bizarre and haywire. But if you watch it closely and observe, I mean really observe it all makes sense. I just viewed it for the second time just now and I completely understood it now. And from what I've seen , its beautiful. Its like a jigsaw puzzle, before you see the complete picture you must first piece all the puzzle and the reward is very glorious. The acting is just superb. Naomi Watts is a complete stand out. She really stood among the rest. The others were pretty good too. The directing is just plain excellent. David Lynch among other "weird" directors like Gondry, will go down as one of my favorite directors ever.
Mulholland Dr. is excellent overall. Therefore it gets an 8.