Originally conceived as a tv series, the networks rejected “Mulholland Drive”. Director David Lynch (“Eraserhead”, “Dune”) then got additional funds to continue filming and turn it into a theatrical film. “Mulholland Drive” has gained a reputation as being one of the best films of the early 2000s. However, I just hated this film and it left me feeling uncomfortable and dirty.

In “Mulholland Drive”, a mysterious woman (Laura Harring “The Punisher”) is about to be murdered in a limo when a car crash saves her from her killers but leaves her with amnesia. Together with Betty (Naomi Watts “The Impossible”, “King Kong”), the woman tries to uncover the mystery of who she is. The lines between fantasy and reality become increasing blurred and so do the lines between friendship and love.

This is such an unpleasant film and we see characters forced into so many awkward and uncomfortable moments. Exactly who all the characters are does not seem to really matter. The explanations give are often just as confusing as the initial mysteries. The script doesn’t seem to know what it wants from the cast so we get really weird performances from Watts, Harring and others such as Justin Theroux (“American Psycho”, “The Girl On The Train”).

David Lynch has crafted another film that simply defies explanation. I don’t get it and I didn’t even vaguely enjoy it. It feels like Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” show as well as other films such as “Get Shorty”, “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski”. Unconventional films can often be the most divisive. Some continue to consider Lynch a mad genius while I consider him merely mad. “Mulholland Drive” made me feel unwell and that’s not because it’s particularly violent but because it’s seedy and depraved in its whole narrative style. It’s like being on the wrong side of the tracks.