Mulholland Drive | | Cast : | Laura Harring, Justin Theroux | | Director : | David Lynch | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | January 01, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | September 02, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | Hollyweird! | Content
 | 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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| Rating | | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | Are we talking about the same movie? | Content
| I'm no stranger to slow pacing or difficult plots, but I have never sat through a movie so excruciatingly boring as this one. Even if there is a twisted and mirrored truth in this movie, it's certainly not worth the 2 and a half hours to figure it out. Save yourself the agony. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | David Lynch Returns to Top Form | Content
| With the exception of "The Elephant Man," I've always loved the style of David Lynch, but rarely enjoyed the stories he brought to the screen. If anyone wants the definition of abstract filmmaker - David Lynch is the answer. Lynch allows his imagination to spin wild and create some of the most vivid works of visual art. "Mulholland Drive," a film that will toy with your sense of reality and draw you into the film's world, is Lynch's benchmark.
This bizarre tale begins as a woman (played by Laura Elena Harring) is riding in the back of a limo, only to notice that the driver stops to draw a silenced pistol, and is suddenly rescued (in a way) when a speeding car crashes into the limo. After she wakes up, she wanders into a condo complex, and stays in one that is apparently vacated for the moment.
This sounds simple on paper, but before the movie reaches that little plot point, we are introduced to a multitude of colorful characters, including a detective (Robert Forster) who seems to have no purpose other than to make us acknowledge, "Wow, I really enjoy a scene when a detective is on the scene of the crime." There are mysterious individuals, of seemingly powerful stature, who loom in the shadows and communicate with vague phone calls.
The character that will advance the story (or sequence of events, as I'm not sure this is really a plot), is Betty (Naomi Watts), an aspiring actress who enters the dreamlike world of Hollywood. She soon enters the habitat that Harring's character has been hiding in, and discovers her sensuous figure in a shower. Apparently, "Rita" has amnesia, which Betty sees as an opportunity to embark on an adventure to discover her past.
The film goes in so many spirals after that. Justin Theroux portrays Adam, a director who's blackmailed into making compromises with more strange people, but in a shared glance with Betty possibly possesses more feeling than his indifferent tone suggests. A random assassination attempt gone awry will exposes the assassin into a crucial part of the final act of this compelling film.
What really makes this film so famous are two-fold.
1) About 90 minutes into the movie, our perception of our characters' reality takes a spiral, where they both become polar opposites and representations of the images we've already seen. For example, the aforementioned connection between Adam and Betty suddenly becomes one of both extreme love and extreme hate. Is this insanity, a dream, role-playing? Lynch presents us with these paradoxes with this notion "Who knows? Who cares?"
2) Lynch has always given us strong images, but the scenes in "Mulholland Drive" are truly unforgettable. A theatrical show features a woman singing Roy Orbison's "Crying" in Spanish, which inexplicably causes Betty and Rita to begin crying. This represents how Betty and Rita don't really know what they're getting themselves into with their friendship and adventure, but whatever it is...it is a quest that will consume them...for better or worse. Another example, an odd cowboy explains to Adam that if we see him once, all is well, but another appearance will result in something bad. He reappears -did the first time count? Did it really matter anyway?
I would be lying if I said that this film is for everybody, but since when has a David Lynch film ever been? I can guarantee that you will never forget the emotional impact and dizzying strucutre of this masterpiece. David Lynch surely has the answers to this riddle of a mystery. But he is not interested in the concrete answers. He wants us to view this work of art and come up with our own conclusions. He's not doing this to be self-concious, but he wants us to create our own sympathies and relations to the characters. In whatever reality we perceive any film to exist in, what happens on the screen is still open to our interpretation...and Lynch embraces that with open arms.
FINAL NOTE - The DVD insert even comes with 10 questions to help us know where to start. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 24, 2005 | | Summary | Surreal, Suspenseful and Scary! | Content
| I saw "Mulholland Drive" back in 2001 twice, and saw it for a third time only recently. Surprisingly, I was still able to enjoy it to the extent that I did when watching it for the first time, unlike many other movies.
A woman is involved in a car accident, and doesn't remember who she is. There is a conspiracy to get a particular lead actress into a movie. A man nearly gets a heart attack from seeing a `monster' behind the alley of a restaurant. An aspiring actress arrives to make her mark in the film industry. A clumsy hit man kills three people in the office. A director finds his wife in bed with the pool man. Even though these people are not connected to each other in any way in the beginning, they somehow get connected through a blue box.
Doesn't make any sense? Don't worry! People are still trying to pick their brains on solving each and every detail of the movie However, the more you look into it, the more sense it makes. David Lynch did an AMAZING job in directing this movie. He maintains a suspenseful atmosphere throughout the movie, without having to add any loud bangs and noises. I admit, I haven't seen any of his previous works, but after watching this, I am going to make sure that I do. Naomi Watts did a terrific job in her role as well. Laura Harring was adequate, but didn't portray much emotion. The rest of the cast did well, and made the film more interesting.
All in all, this is a movie which you want to watch over and over, either because you like it so much, or you want to understand it better, or both.
Silencio. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 05, 2005 | | Summary | Lynch, Smynch. | Content
| The acting is horrific! Couldnt even get through the entire movie. You people are F**kin crazy. Keep looking for that "meaning"...yawn.... Please. |
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