
Yearning to spread her wings and make a name for herself in the cut-throat world of Hollywood's film industry, instead, the bright-eyed actress, Betty, has a chance encounter with the amnesiac and alluringly mysterious brunette, Rita. Having survived a terrible car accident, Rita struggles to piece together the fragmented memories of what happened just before the incident, to find out who she is; however, this is easier said than done. Now, Betty and Rita embark on a mission ... (Full plot summary below)
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Yearning to spread her wings and make a name for herself in the cut-throat world of Hollywood's film industry, instead, the bright-eyed actress, Betty, has a chance encounter with the amnesiac and alluringly mysterious brunette, Rita. Having survived a terrible car accident, Rita struggles to piece together the fragmented memories of what happened just before the incident, to find out who she is; however, this is easier said than done. Now, Betty and Rita embark on a mission to unearth clues scattered all over Hollywood. Is there a shocking truth hiding in plain sight on the winding Mulholland Drive?
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| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeThis movie snakes and slithers along, keeping us off-kilter but always fascinated by its story of Hollywood dreams, a story as old as movies themselves. |
| Lawrence.comEric MelinBecause Lynch is playing with archetypes like the wide-eyed innocent, he's able to subvert them with a heightened reality that suckers us in. |
| MetroMatt PriggeWhat's unique about 'Mulholland Dr.' is the way it plays with the boundaries of TV and film, finding the interplay between the mediums. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonThe best autocritique of cinema as a medium that has yet been made. |
| The Film YapNick RogersBilly Ray Cyrus as an amorous poolman punched by a mobster? David Lynch's commentary on independent filmmaking? Lesbian erotica as sad as it is exaggeratedly hot? Lynch's greatest puzzle box snaps together in sparse, bold, sexy and thrilling fashion. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.When directors get you to ponder this much and leave a lasting impression after you've seen a movie of theirs, they have to be doing something right. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwen...A dreamy, nightmarish, highly contemplative piece of celluloid that, while it will certainly not appeal to everyone, is just the kind of thing critics love: something different. |
| Philadelphia WeeklySean BurnsLacking a single moment its director hasn't already done before and better, it feels like the flabby greatest hits medley from an over-the-hill pop star's oldies circuit tour. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.If you need things explained to you, don't bother with this, but if you love a good enigma, I imagine that you'll see it more than once. |
| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiPounces around in our imaginations, leaving us unsure of what just happened, but nonetheless affected. |