Mulholland Dr
Written and Directed by David Lynch.
Starring: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring.
If you ever wondered why people call David Lynch a God, Mulholland Drive is here and ye shall wonder no longer.
Lo though I shudder at the confusing two-part nature of your film, and your strange symbolism, I shall fear no boredom, for your amazing mixture of black comedy and insane and compelling storyline comfort me.
Our story begins on the dark and deserted Mulholland Drive. A gorgeous woman is sitting in the back of a stretch limousine. It stops. A man gets out of the front with a gun and is about to shoot her when fate steps in and she escapes. She stumbles into an apartment and hides there, only to be discovered, bleeding and unable to remember her name, by a Doris Day-like would-be actress who has just moved to LA from the Canadian sticks. Together they slowly uncover her identity.
Meanwhile, a Hollywood director finds that his movie is being taken over by a bunch of sinister mafia men who are demanding he place the actress of their choice in the lead role. It seems unrelated to our main story, but is it? Is anything or anyone what they seem in this film?
Part mystery, with hilarious moments, including what I’m going to refer to as a homage to Quentin Tarantino. Part horror with, dare I say it, a homage to Stephen King. Part linear narrative (but only part). Also worth mentioning that Marcus Graham and Melissa George have roles in this film, so if you count Naomi Watts as an Australian (she did hard time in soapie television out here) there are three Aussies in this film.
The ReelBuzz: God, (read David Lynch) this is an excellent film.
ESther
