The sexiest film ever made: my review of Mulholland Drive

The sexiest film ever made: my review of Mulholland Drive

There are some films that have no atmosphere and then there are movies like Mulholland Drive, the 2001 supernatural murder mystery by Director David Lynch who also wrote the script. The film stars Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring as dysfunctional lovers who break up and reunite under ideal circumstances in Mulholland Drive in Beverly Hills California. The film also stars Justin Theroux, Anne Miller, and Robert Forster.

The story's main plot involves the relationship that develops between an aspiring actress named Betty (Naomi Watts) and a beautiful brunette who stumbles into her apartment after a horrific car accident causes her to lose her memory, and who adopts the name Rita after seeing a poster of Rita Hayworth. As the women work together to solve Rita's mystery--who she is and how she came into possession of a bagful of money and a blue key--a rebellious movie director (Justin Theroux) is being forced by powerful financiers to cast an important role in an upcoming film that has implications on Betty and Rita's relationship.

Like Betty says to the old couple who pick her up at the airport: "It's like a dream-world!" this sexy hypnotic film by David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti's haunting score creates a dream-world that is a character in its own right. This is one of those films that gives you the impression of a director making a film for no one but himself. Watching it is like floating around in someone’s thoughts while they are asleep. Mulholland Drive makes no sense and perfect sense at the same time. This is a film you need to see if you have never seen a Lynch film. This film was my introduction to Lynch’s films and I’ve been a fan ever since. I have the Criterion blu ray copy which looks great but my only complaint with it is the same complaint I had with the DVD and that is there are no chapters. If you put it in you have to watch the entire film. But if you like Mulholland Drive like I do you’ll probably have a hard time stopping it anyway.