Day 5
Film 5
I was kind of looking forward to Mulholland Dr. when I first started this endeavor. I had heard that it was kind of a mind screw, with an interesting albeit impossible to decipher plot and was one of the better films of the decade. I put it on the list, and of the list it is the first to actually make it to the blog.
I will say this, for all of its flaws, and there are a great many of them, Mulholland Dr. is not a bad film. I cannot say that it is a good one, because it breaks so many norms, is so confusing and strange, and just unwatchable at points (although I'll admit this is said because I got bored to tear half way through, this after passing out about a third of the way through.) It felt long, it was not supported by any spectacular performances (or that the characters were just too flat to love) and left so many questions lingering to feel content with the ending.
If we approach the film as a piece to be consumed and enjoyed I think Mulholland Dr. falls on its face. It just was not enjoyable to watch, but I do not think Lynch was attempting that. It is a piece of art, and although I dislike it for so many reasons, I must respect it for what it tries to do. For once in a long long while there was a twist I was hit in the face with. The views on Hollywood life and life in general are stunning and hit like a ton of bricks. For every reason someone could say that it fails as a means of entertainment it makes up for it as a work of art.
That said, If you have not seen it I would recommend you watch it. It will not be the best two and a half hours of cinema you have seen but it will leave your mind buzzing.
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