Mulholland Drive ( * * )
Starting as a series for ABC tv, who screwed Lynch on Twin Peaks so why in the fuck he would go back to them is beyond me, Mulholland Drive morphed into one of the most fucked-up movies of the decade after an hour of additional footage was added to the doomed pilot, garnering Lynch and the cast all kinds of awards and nods for awards...
The Acting: Little known "newcomer" Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring are put through the wringer acting-wise. During the scene in which Naomi Watts was basically jerking off and crying, she would say, "Fuck you, David! I hate you!" between takes, and he'd say, "I know, Naomi, I know..." God this movie's fucked up.
The Story: I'll come back to it.
The Direction: David Lych.
The Story: Many have tried to explain this movie and failed. I will now take my shot. Basically Mulholland is told from the POV (point of view) of Watts's character--and no, which one doesn't really matter, since it's neither of them and both. The constant references to the 50's as well as the character's mysterious connection to the old woman lead me to believe that it's neither Betty or Diane's story, but the old woman's. The first shot is of a pillow as someone lies down to sleep, the last shot is of a bedroom where a death has occurred, wherein the old woman's teeny tiny (read: frail) body comes back into play in a surrealistic fashion. Everything inbetween is a dream or a dream within a dream, as the old woman, a failed actress, lays dying and imagines herself as a hot younger woman.
Overall: Naomi Watts has the best ass ever. Ditto for Laura Harring's boobs. Lynch is a genius.
The Tredekka Rules:
The Acting: Little known "newcomer" Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring are put through the wringer acting-wise. During the scene in which Naomi Watts was basically jerking off and crying, she would say, "Fuck you, David! I hate you!" between takes, and he'd say, "I know, Naomi, I know..." God this movie's fucked up.
The Story: I'll come back to it.
The Direction: David Lych.
The Story: Many have tried to explain this movie and failed. I will now take my shot. Basically Mulholland is told from the POV (point of view) of Watts's character--and no, which one doesn't really matter, since it's neither of them and both. The constant references to the 50's as well as the character's mysterious connection to the old woman lead me to believe that it's neither Betty or Diane's story, but the old woman's. The first shot is of a pillow as someone lies down to sleep, the last shot is of a bedroom where a death has occurred, wherein the old woman's teeny tiny (read: frail) body comes back into play in a surrealistic fashion. Everything inbetween is a dream or a dream within a dream, as the old woman, a failed actress, lays dying and imagines herself as a hot younger woman.
Overall: Naomi Watts has the best ass ever. Ditto for Laura Harring's boobs. Lynch is a genius.
The Tredekka Rules:
- Rule 3: Suck Actor Penalty: Billy Ray Cyrus, -1 point.
- Rule 4: Sweet Actor Bonus: Naomi Watts, +1 point.
- Rule 6: Over The Top Acting Award: Naomi Watts, +1 point for the crying masturbation scene. (I would award more points, but the scene is hella disturbing.)
- Rule 8 (NEW RULE): Any Movie With Hot Lesbian Kissing Automatically Gets 2 Stars.
- Rule 9 (NEW RULE): Any David Lynch Movie Without Jack Nance, -1 point. (I know that it's not Lynch's fault Jack Nance is dead, but who said life is fair?)
Tredekka Score: ( * * )
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