‘Mulholland Dr.’

By Chris Strupp

Take an aspiring actress, a woman suffering from amnesia because of a car accident, a mysterious cowboy and a sudden, out-of-the-blue lesbian scene and what do you get? That’s right, you get a David Lynch movie. Lynch, whose past credits include the equally perplexing “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet,” has one goal in this movie: confuse the movie watcher so much they think this is a masterpiece. The plot is too confusing to even explain. “Mulholland Dr.” is so confusing, in fact, that Lynch has “10 Clues to Unlocking This Thriller” on the back of the DVD case. It doesn’t matter though, as all the clues point to one crazy ride of a movie. Some say you have to like this movie to keep your “indie-cred,” but don’t listen to them. It’s David Lynch minus a dancing midget and that’s all that matters.