“Mulholland Drive” is a mystery movie about a woman who loses her memory after being in a car crash in Los Angeles. She is aided by an out of towner who has moved to Hollywood to get into the picture business. Director-screenwriter David Lynch (“Dune” 1984) put together a film that is entertaining and engrossing for roughly the first three-quarters of its 147 minute running time. However, the storyline and plot collapsed into chaos and confusion in the concluding quarter, destroying all credibility for this project. Lynch no doubt has some “artsy” reason for this.
The cast includes Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Robert Forster, Chad Everett, Rita Taggart, Billy Ray Cyrus, Monty Montgomery, Lee Grant, and Jeanne Bates and Ann Miller in their final motion picture roles. Miller’s first role was in 1934’s “Anne of the Green Gables” from RKO Radio Pictures. Bates’ first appearance on the big screen was in director William Castle’s “The Chance of a Lifetime” in 1943 from Columbia Pictures. This was also one of Lee Grant’s final films.
The mixed bag “Mulholland Drive” was a flop at the box office for Le Studio Canal+, Les Films Alaine Sarde, The Picture Factory, Asymmetrical Productions, Babbo Inc., and Universal Pictures.
Mulholland Drive (2001)
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My Review
“Mulholland Drive” is a mystery movie about a woman who loses her memory after being in a car crash in Los Angeles. She is aided by an out of towner who has moved to Hollywood to get into the picture business. Director-screenwriter David Lynch (“Dune” 1984) put together a film that is entertaining and engrossing for roughly the first three-quarters of its 147 minute running time. However, the storyline and plot collapsed into chaos and confusion in the concluding quarter, destroying all credibility for this project. Lynch no doubt has some “artsy” reason for this.
The cast includes Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Robert Forster, Chad Everett, Rita Taggart, Billy Ray Cyrus, Monty Montgomery, Lee Grant, and Jeanne Bates and Ann Miller in their final motion picture roles. Miller’s first role was in 1934’s “Anne of the Green Gables” from RKO Radio Pictures. Bates’ first appearance on the big screen was in director William Castle’s “The Chance of a Lifetime” in 1943 from Columbia Pictures. This was also one of Lee Grant’s final films.
The mixed bag “Mulholland Drive” was a flop at the box office for Le Studio Canal+, Les Films Alaine Sarde, The Picture Factory, Asymmetrical Productions, Babbo Inc., and Universal Pictures.