I'm going to call a spade a spade okay? Ahhhhh... Say whatever you want to say about this movie, but i will stand my ground saying this movie is complete trash, it's bizarre, surreal in a bad way....random for no good reason. and the expectation drivel that you guys are talking about over and over again and catching the audiences off guard is not something that should be praised highly like you did for a movie like this. The whole movie is confusing with a stupid plot. correction, there's hardly any plot just a collage of half connected boring stories. Enough with all pretense to make this movie seem so grandiose. It's not. This movie actually tastes like paracetamol, but in your brain. Bitter and yuck.

David Lynch's Mulholland Drive is a unique movie. Unique because regardless of what you consider- if you liked the film or not- you will think about what you just saw. It is a reactionary film in ways because it toys with your perception. Naomi Watts arrives in Los Angeles as a wide-eyed starlet who finds a mysterious woman, shaken and damaged in her apartment. With her career not going as desired she teams with this woman to solve the mystery of who she really is and how did she come to be in that situation. This is a psychological film with multiple layers and themes which might confuse you. Lynch is an auteur and all his films reek of atmosphere and this one is no different. You should try Mulholland Drive- I enjoyed it and will see it many times in time to come.

To be honest, I was sceptic about seeing this movie since I've heard that so many people hadn't understood it at all. But I gave it a shot. I must say some parts of the movie are really disturbing (I am not really into scary movies or scenes). However, I've seen the movie only once but I can say that I understood it pretty well. Of course there were couple of minor questions but I got the picture of what it was. And this is my first Lynch movie ever.

By the time it's finished, Mulholland Drive feels like a puzzle. Except every time you put a couple pieces together, some other pieces fall apart. I think if the film were intended to be a standalone film from when it was first being written, it wouldn't have been able to capture the same mood and tone as the finished product. The conclusion leaves plot threads unresolved, and gives the viewer more questions than answers. The answers the film does give all seem to contradict each other. I think this is what makes the film so memorable and thought provoking. The film has answers; but none that make any sense. The dramatic change in tone and pace, which helps make the film so memorable, wouldn't have been achieved if the first half(ish) of the movie weren't intended to be the pilot to an entire series. A television series has much more time to develop characters and plot, and a (good) television series pilot episode is captivating, making you want to continue the show. This is what makes the film so interesting, as it plays out like the beginning of a series, spending time developing characters and introducing plot threads, while engaging the audience, making you want to keep watching; until the film takes a dramatic shift in tone and narrative, engrossing the audience in an incoherent, non-linear, thought provoking third act, which seemingly appears out of nowhere. If the film had instead become a series as intended, I think the conclusion would have been drastically different. David Lynch knows how to manipulate the audience; somehow making a film that doesn't make sense more memorable and engaging than most other movies you'll ever see. He plays the audience like puppets the whole way through, twisting your perceptions of characters and the world of Mulholland Drive. By the time the credits are over, the film will linger in your mind. David Lynch nailed a formula for a film that could easily have gone so wrong. The film works perfectly the way it is, somehow managing to not come across as pretentious whatsoever. Naomi Watts gives a great debut performance, playing 2 very believable sides to 1 captivating character. Dreams, nightmares especially, are disjointed, incoherent, and intense, while retaining a narrative that almost seems to make sense, but falls apart when you think about it. This movie is perfect in capturing all the qualities of a bad dream. The only difference is, you'll remember it long after it's over. The film is like less of a movie and more of an experience, and once it's finished, you'll want to watch it again.