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Mulholland Drive (2001) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Mulholland Drive (2001) a score of 3.3457 out of 4

based on (28) reviews

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Reviews by Score:

Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Rapt and beautiful and absorbing. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

TV Guide (Ken Fox)

An intriguingly mysterious, self-reflexive ode to the dream factory, it's one of Lynch's most satisfying films. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)

Variety (Todd McCarthy)

A genuinely ominous and suspenseful thriller. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)

Slate (David Edelstein)

Mulholland Drive isn't a "puzzle" like "Memento," in which the pieces (sort of) fit together. There are some pieces here that will never fit -- except maybe in Lynch's unconscious. And yet -- and yet -- this distinctly Hollywood nightmare makes a deeper ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)

Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)

Lynch's new movie, Mulholland Drive, is a trip and a half: It's like playing Twister and Scrabble simultaneously while high on LSD. Oh, and it's dark out. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)

San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

Exhilarating not only for its dreamlike images and fierce, frequently reckless imagination but also for the fact that it got made (and released) at all. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)

It's a lush, lovely dreamscape of a movie, steeped in familiar vernacular (film noir), yet capable of shooting off in totally unfamiliar, surreal directions. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)

Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

Lynch does "explain" what's happening via a plot twist two-thirds of the way through "Drive," which will satisfy you (as it did me) or leave you asking, "Is that all there ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

No classic like "The Big Sleep," another famously impossible-to-follow Los Angeles thriller. But for those willing to hang on for dear life, Lynch makes it worth their while. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)

It will frustrate viewers who like stories to make instant sense, but fans of provocative puzzles will have mind-teasing fun. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)

Film Threat (Chris Gore)

There’s a lot to enjoy, and plenty of potential, but none of it pays off. So we’re left with what amounts to some very clever experimental cinema in the Lynch vein. Which, if you think about it, isn’t all that bad. ...read the complete Mulholland Drive movie review at Film Threat (Chris Gore)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)