Mulholland Drive (5 Stars)

To remember David Lynch after his recent death, I've decided to watch his last three films. I might even rewatch "Twin Peaks", but it won't be now. Maybe later this year.

Today was the first time that I watched the bonus features on the Blu-ray. There's an interview with Richard Kelly, the director of "Donnie Darko". He said that he first saw the film in the cinema with Jake Gyllenhaal. Two films were being shown that evening. On one screen it was "Donnie Darko", probably the reason they were at the cinema, and on the other screen it was "Mulholland Drive". Richard felt honoured to see the name of his film written next to a film by David Lynch, and they decided to watch "Mulholland Drive". He says that he and Jake were blown away. Understandable. After this they went to visit Jake's parents, who lived on Mulholland Drive. It was a surreal experience.

Richard Kelly also said that he immediately understood the film. He must be smarter than me. I understand the film's main outline, but I still don't understand all the details. For me it's a more complex film than "Lost Highway". But that doesn't mean I don't enjoy it.

As I've said in an earlier post, the BBC has voted "Mulholland Drive" the best film of the 21st Century so far (2000-2016). I can't disagree with that, although I find some of the other inclusions on the BBC's top 100 list remarkable.

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