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Summary: Very Bizarre!! (but absolutely riveting!)
Review: Watching "Mulholland Drive" is an experience.Certainly one of the most baffling movies I've ever seen.
Lots of strange characters and images(a Lynch trademark),and a plot that sometimes seems to lead nowhere.
I won't say anything about the story(other reviewers can do a much better job of that),but I will say that the cast (notably Naomi Watts in her dual role) is excellent.The musical score is VERY eerie,and adds to the bizarreness of the film immensely.
The movie is almost 2 1/2 hours long,but it is so engrossing,that it is over before you know it.
Overall,certainly not the most uplifting movie I've ever seen,but very entertaining.And Baffling!
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: This is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen. I didn't see it at the theater, so the first time I saw it was when I bought it on DVD. As soon as it was over I watched it again. The next day I watched it again. And I watched it two more times that same week. The first few times through the movie you will not really understand what's going on, but that's what draws you to it so much. You're watching, the whole time seemingly random things are happening, but you know it's part of some bigger picture which you just cannot figure out, and that's what's so compelling about the movie. Somebody mentioned how the characters do not talk like normal people, but I argue quite the opposite. In the last half of the movie they very much do talk like normal people, and once you actually do figure out what the movie is about, it will make perfect sense why they don't talk like normal people in the first half of the movie. In fact, once you figure it out EVERYTHING makes perfect sense. There is also quite a bit of wry humor in this movie which you can only understand once you figure out what the movie is about. For example, Betty: It's kind of weird to be calling yourself.
Rita: Maybe it's not me.
<ring, ring>
Answering Machine: Hi, it's me. This part kills me every time I watch it. I could go on for days about this movie but part of the fun of this movie comes from figuring out what is going on. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. The only thing is that the first time you watch this movie you cannot watch _trying_ to figure it out. Don't try to connect scenes together, and figure out literal meanings of things. Just take it for what it is, a collection of scenes that seem to flow together nicely. After you've watched it a few times, then try to figure out the movie. The more you watch it the more you will notice the little hints that Lynch throws in there to try to tell you what the movie is about.
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: i didnt know what to expect of this film when i first saw it. i had heard reviews that trashed it and those that praised it. when i saw it though, i was entranced. this is a masterpiece of filmwork. i think that the point of mulholland drive is to critize hollywood. if you notice Naomi Watt's character throughout the film, goes from a beautiful angelic innocent woman fresh from one of the most wholesome lands, Ontario Canada, to someone torn down to utter dispair. the phantasmagoric filmwork is superb and adds powerful tension to the plot. the twists may be hard to understand, but they fit in the story quite well. after all, what is an actor or an actress? who are they really?
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Summary: Makes some sense, but quite good.
Review: Welcome to David Lynch's universe where one has to be suspicious of even the most ordinary things. 'Mulholland Drive' is basically two stories; one involving a frustrated filmmaker and the other involving two women living in the same house. One of the women was involved in a car accident, but can't remember her name nor where she came from. The other woman just came to Hollywood searching for stardom. The filmmaker is frustrated because the big shots of the studio want another woman for the role. Alongside with that are smaller stories that will make some sense later on... I hope.
The story is told very unconvetionally and the second half of the film is a flasback. Be warned though, the flashback is even more confusing than the first half. I don't want to spoil anything, but the movie actually revolves around a very twisted murder plot. The two murderers are the two least likely people one could imagine on this Earth. I think I'm giving too much away now. That is my best explaination of it. Parts of it are boorish and parts of it are so bizzare, it is hard not to pay attention. Once again though, I think Lynch is carefully ripping off Alfred Hitchcock. Since Alfred has been imitated constantly, Lynch is careful not to be too much like him. Only die-hard film buffs will notice the similarities in his stories and Hitchcock's. Sorry David, you aren't that original. ...
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Summary: poor naomi watts! (she's probably doomed)
Review: You will either love this or hate this, and you should know already which camp you are in. Actually, if you don't know whether you fall into abhor or adore, you'll hate it. Go away. Mulholland Drive requires that you think, which seems to offend and enrage a great many moviegoers (see reviews everywhere). I don't mind thinking. My pet peeves are continuity, historical accuracy (as appropriate), and lapses in logic - and some lacking in these three areas ruins most movies for me. Happily, Mr. Lynch's films all tilt off-axis from the get-go, negating my usual concerns and leaving me free to enjoy the pictures... I think there are several ways to "read" this movie, and as I've found, the storylines can realign themselves post-viewing to provide an entirely different perspective. But, basically, there are two different girls with the same face, and one imagines the other. Whether she does it to make herself feel better or worse is debatable... One could argue that there are parts of the story which are lived or imagined by other characters in yet another sequence of events in or out of synch with the main character(s). This sounds so complicated, but it's simple onscreen. And Naomi Watts was cheated - she should have received nominations, if not awards. Hopefully, she will avoid the seeming curse of Lynch's leading ladies - all doing their best work for him, then sliding into obscurity (arty obscurity is still obscure) (when was the last time you saw Sheryl Lee in anything?) If you struggled through "Lost Highway," and eventually "got it" or some semblance of "it," then you'll be pleased to see how gracefully those ideas are put into practice here - a much less gimmicky set of characters, and a much deeper emotional resonance.
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Summary: Strange and Surreal
Review: David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" is one of the best movies I've seen in many years, even though I'm still trying to figure out what actually happened in this 2.5 hour movie. Unlike most films that operate on logic, "Mulholland Drive" works on the emotions. If you want a mystery that "ties everything together," then this isn't the movie for you. The plot involves a brunette who, having just survived a car accident, staggers through the streets of LA, apparently not remembering her name or the accident. She stumbles her way into a posh home, where she befriends a perky blonde, who just flown from Canada to launch an acting career. Together, they try to discover the brunette's identity. Meanwhile, a young hotshot director is being manipulated by members of the mob, who insist they have a say as to who should be cast as leading lady in his film. This subplot, I guess, is Lynch's commentary on Hollywood and the often dubious politics that go on during movie-making. Despie the movie's incoherence, "Mulholland Drive" is absolutely fascinating to watch. Everything, from the camerawork to Angelo Badalamenti's seductive score to Naomi Watts's award-calibre performance, grabs hold of your attention and refuses to let go. But just when you THINK you've understood the movie, the film's final third takes a dramatic, unexpected turn. I won't reveal what it is, but it will certainly throw you in for a loop. The DVD itself has a great 5.1 soundtrack and a crisp and vivid picture. However, all we get for features are the trailer and "10 clues." What's really frustrating, though, is that the film has only ONE chapter: the movie itself! That's right, you can't go from scene to scene in this film without hitting your fast-forward button. Despite that inconveience, "Mulholland Drive" is an intriguing, mind-bending thriller from one of America's most independent, uncompromising filmmakers.
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Summary: MD review.
Review: The movie was in fact confusing and left me wanting to know more. All in all, I'd have to guess it's some sort of alient conspiracy playing with peoples lives for whatever reason they want. Who are the aliens? The old couple first met on the plane. They agree she's their next "victim" and the box is their life changing device. It's aliens I tell you, aliens!! =)
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Summary: Three words in response to this film: Uhhhh, huh, wow
Review: This is my first Lynch film. I'm used to most "odd" films as my dad had raised me on them in the early '80s. As I finished this film, I sat back in confused aghast. On the one hand there's some top-notch acting, fresh faces in Laura Elena Harring and Naomi Watts, a beautifully stirring Spanish-language rendition of Patsy Cline''s "Crying", and a peculiar little man in a ten gallon hat who calls himself the Cowboy. Very non-threatening, really. Well, on the other hand is the entire second half of the film. I would've lambasted this horrible confusion like a Spanish inquisitor had not I read the review of the viewer from Fort Worth. Ah, now I get it. If it was Dave's intention to confuse, and not to make a lick of sense, he did a sensational job. But if it was, in fact, his intention for people to observe this and think it an obvious mess while goading inquisitive minds to dissect this misunderstood monster to reveal to themselves the bare essentials to the story, then he is a master.
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Summary: See this twice for starters!
Review: ....Hmm, I watched it once in forward, then once in reverse, and it's pretty ... clear :) If you want the short version, here it is - but see the movie, it's full of many great details! The movie is a dream that the blonde has, after putting a contract out on her girlfriend. Bada-bing! I would say more, but Mulholland Drive is just too good to ruin with more detail. Discovery is most of the fun. Methinks though Joe Six will need this much help to discover the rest of the treasures.
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Summary: Mulholand Drives the right way
Review: Wow1 David Lynch has done it again weird but great
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