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Summary: Hollyweird!
Review: With an Oscar nomination for his work, Director David Lynch (TWIN PEAKS, BLUE VELVET) turned what could be a normal Hollywood story into one of the most erratic, quizzical films in many years. And that is the power of Lynch to many of his cult. Members of said cult probably could explain the film (and would love the opportunity) but I find the storyline carried little cohesion and not worth any effort. But, with all this confusion, Lynch's direction is extremely committed and unique. In the end, I think this film will be remembered for it's romantic scenes between two gorgeous women.
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Summary: Best film of 2001, another topper by director Lynch
Review: David Lynch's masterwork of dreams and Hollywood (and both) titled Mulholland Drive is something which might go more for the viewer than for the audience as a whole. If you are looking for logic, you should leave after the first love scene, otherwise you'll be frustrated, as would a person who wound't get Lynch's other works. This is a picture that examines a surreal reality and then shifts into an even more surreal dreamworld with nightmares patched about. And it is done so flawlessly, so much in a feeling of beauty and enlightenment, it is very hard for this reviewer to complain. Bottom line, wonderful if strange Lynch film gets boast from bizarre and fascinating scenes including superb performances by Harring, Watts, Thoreux and others in smaller roles (even a Robert Forster cameo is appreciated).
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Summary: What I liked
Review: I liked three things about this movie; the jitterbugging pre-credit sequence (or pre-'action' - huh!), the eye makeup of the 50s and Latina singers, and a few nice shots of buildings. For the rest... oh, go read a book!
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Summary: Mulholland Yep
Review: I liked Mulholland Drive. A lot. (...)I thought it was very funny and beautifully shot.
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Summary: Unlock the Mystery to Mulholland Dr.
Review: I've heard alot of people say that about this film.
Many claim to be confused by this film, its really simple. For further explanation of the film feel free to visit www.salon.com Infact I left the theatre placing all these pieces of the puzzle into place. Its a simple story, thats flipped upside down, and uses ingenious tricks to make the audience feel and think things we normally do not. Mr. Lynch is an incredible talent, as much as he and this film are so anti-hollywood, even the suits on top acknowledged his brilliance with an Oscar Best Director nomination. Pictures that use all this symbolism are rare in film today. With those ideas out of the way, this film is completely subjective. You only get out of it, the brain power that you put into it, to understand what you see on screen. Its a really funny film because all of the performances are a bit over-dramatized to further satire his views of hollywood and would be new comers. Lynch's ability to make the most common scenes very tense, such as the "expresso scene" or the "Silencio Club" scene. Everytime I watch this movie I get something completely new out of it. Dont' try to wreck your brain to understand EVERY SINGLE part, but enjoy what they do to you. Wether it's make you laugh, feel tense, or confused. Confusion is underated in our society. We give it such a negative conotation. Confusion allows us to think critically and make amazing discoveries about this world and ourselves. The film satires everything you ever thought about L.A. Naomi Watts is brilliant in her transformation from beginning to end. The film is not just art for art's sake, it is a very coherant plot once you see it a few dozen times and think about what everything means. This is a very rewarding film to watch, but not for your average movie goer.
If you're not ready to think, then skip this movie.
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Summary: Lynch's Masterpiece
Review: If you pay attention to every frame of this film, you'll "get it" from the very beginning. David Lynch herein weaves a highly symbolic and meaningful tale in which the apparent narrative is not the real story at all and, in fact, the "real" story is probably never shown onscreen. It doesn't matter. About two thirds of the way through, as Rebekah del Rio is singing Roy Orbison's "Crying" in Spanish, you'll either have the biggest cinematic "A-ha" of your life, or you'll just be confused. If you have the "A-ha," you'll spend the last act of this movie revelling in one apparent revelation after another, only to have the rug yanked out from under you yet again -- and you'll love it. More than any other film he's made, Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" just gets deeper and deeper after you've viewed it. This is the work of an artiste at the top of his game, in which nothing in any frame is accidental, but everything is fraught with meaning. He gives us the keys to decoding his symbolism right out front, but leaves it up to us to grasp onto those keys and do the deciphering. This is a film for people who like to pay attention and think -- but the dividends paid back for those activities are incalculable. Two thumbs up, a ten, the best film of 2001 -- "Mulholland Drive" truly is Lynch's masterwork. And I think it's really the story of a waitress at Winkies who cheated on her boyfriend Dan with Joe the Hitman. Your opinion may differ -- but you can't watch this film and not have an opinion, which is all we can ask of cinema, isn't it?
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Summary: A Vivid, Disorienting, Haunting Experience!
Review: David Lynch's world in all of his creations always seems to have these lively, colorful, postmodern, eerie, surreal settings-- especially where evil and the underworld seem to be a manipulative force within the at first seemingly "innocent setting" we encounter. Since we already may see Hollywood as sinister (especially 90's Hollywood), one may wonder why Lynch would make a movie about Hollywood. But this is a Lynchesque version, and seeing Hollywood with the same take as Twin Peaks and the 50's suburbs of "Blue Velvet," is actually very novel. The main story (though actually all "stories" are interconnected) is about a dark-haired woman actress who we first see is going to be murdered on Muholland Drive, but due to car accident, escapes alive, but loses her memory-- and a blonde-haired woman named Betty, who travels from Canada to stay at her aunt's apartment and to prepare for her big acting audition in Hollywood. She finds the dark-haired woman in the apartment and she becomes the protector for the dark-haired woman as they both try to figure out who the dark-haired woman is, and why someone wants her dead. The other characters in the film seem to be familiar Hollywood types, that as expected in a Lynch film can serve as archetypes: the "artiste," big-shot independent director all dressed in black, the mysterious man with the big telephone seeming to control everything, a cowboy (I won't say anything more, you have to see him to believe!), the junkie waitress (or prostitute?), the totally inept hitman. Oh, and then there's Coco, the apartment manager, whose look and name seems to be a throwback of the 30's and 40's movie diva! There are some very hilarious moments in the movie as the audience captively watches still trying to figure out what exactly is going on, and what type of "conspiracy" is at foot. The tricky part of this movie is that just when you think you are grounded, you are not, and disoriented you will totally be. If you're looking for a movie that mimics the literary principle of deconstruction-- this is it! The imagery of the movie and its impact on the viewer's mind-- this is Lynch at his directing best. You leave the movie theatre (or video or DVD) putting the disjointed images together in your mind, finding the symbolic patterns, the cohesive thread of this picture. Perhaps the most vivid scence is the one in an odd old Hollywood theatre that shows a puzzling performance piece called the "Silencio." The painted Hispanic woman, a woman "lipsynching" to a woman singing Roy Orbinson's "Crying" in Spanish, the "gothic" look of the Depression-era theatre . . . The only drawback to this movie is that it was originally written to be a pilot of a TV series. Some characters' identities and their place in this Lynch vision of Hollywood are never developed, unfortunately, probably because they were supposed to be "regulars" in the series. Still, as a film it holds up. The only warning I may give is that you may want to watch this film a second time to better appreciate it, let alone put the puzzle pieces together! What I will advise you, dear movie watchter, that if you notice one of the minor characters doing something very odd, remember it!
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Summary: Strange....Very Strange...Yet In A Good Way!
Review: First of all, please dont see this film and expect to find a plot,lovable characters and a Hollywood ending. This is David Lynch territory and most of the viewers will be extremly confused [I sure was!] yet what you SHOULD expect is nasty characters, plot twists by the barrel-full... The movie begins with our heroine [Laura Harring] complaining to her limo driver about stopping on a deserted road called Mulholland Dr. He threatens to shoot her yet the car is tossed from the road by joy riders and our heroine stumbles out of the crash, un-hurt yet confused...SHE HAS AMNESIA! She sleeps in a house belonging to the Aunt of perky stardome hopeful Betty [Naomi Watts]. Betty and "Rita" go on a search to find out her real identity and become mixed up in the shenanigans of a Hollywood film director Adam Kesher [Justin Theroux] and the hot shot producers urging him to find a replacement lead actress after his lead actress mysteriously disappears... Where this movie lacks in plot, it makes up for in great performances. The REAL star of the show is Naomi Watts who perfectly captures Betty's innocence and ambition. Laura Harring and Justin Theroux also do great work yet they are acted off the screen by Naomi. I have never before seen a David Lynch film yet after seeing this, I have a sudden urge to rent Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. This showcases all the weird delights of Hollywood film making!
4 out of 5
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Summary: One of the best experiences
Review: This film is one of the best experience I had the pleasure of having in the year 2001. Too many crowd pleasers come out, clouding the theater with fluff. This film is challeging, the best films are challeging, such as another 2001 release starting with M[emento]. Its a twisted story which can make sense when the person watching uses their brain. This is just a shot from the hip, I have only seen it once. I love this movie, I know I'll still love it years from now, because it hasn't left my head, I haven't solved the COMPLETE puzzle. Even if I do, perhaps Your view will be a different than what I thought it meant. See this film and join the elite which don't mind being played with and always having to wonder.
This is the type of film that film students should have to watch.
The acting is great and the characters are unusually deep.
Lynch's best!!
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Summary: Don't look for plot, just take in the beauty and horror
Review: ...>This is both the most beautiful and most harrowing film I have ever seen. This is the best film I have ever seen. If you open yourself up to it as if it were a painting or a piece of music, it gets inside you and doesn’t leave. I saw it more than 6 months ago and it’s still in me. I can’t wait to get my hands on this DVD. Both to exorcise some of the residue this movie has left me with and to absorb some things I didn’t allow the last time around. ... I’m almost drooling here. Gimme. Gimme.
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