Review of Mulholland Drive (2001) by Yerczeys — 07 Oct 2016

I watched this movie on a recommendation from a friend and I have almost never been so dissatisfied. I didn't know who David Lynch was prior to this experience but after this blunder alone I'll be avoiding his work like it's selling me on Scientology.

The closest I can come to describing this movie is a cinematic Jackson Pollock painting. Perhaps I'm just simple (It's possible) but at no point did this show have anything that felt like a coherent story to me.

I've never had to watch any movie more than once to "get it" and at the end of this viewing I felt both baffled and irritable. I walked away from it with the sensation that what I was told was a masterpiece was nothing more than a pretentious mess.

There may be a real story hidden in there but if your audience has to venture online to figure out what's going on then you've failed as a director. Well, failed in the eyes of a layman such as myself.

If you liked the movie, I'm happy you enjoyed it, but personally I thought it was crap.