Mulholland Falls Reviews

By now, I have seen all the movies directed by Lee Tamahori and, in my opinion, he must be one of the most disappointing directors at work nowadays. I mean, don’t misunderstand me, the guy is not one of the worst, it’s just that he seemed to have such potential following his amazing debut ‘Once Were Warriors’ but, unfortunately, everything that came after was just rather underwhelming. This movie is a perfect example. Indeed, it was Tamahori’s 2nd directing effort, his first project in Hollywood and while it was a rather ambitious production with a nice cast (Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Treat Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Daniel Baldwin, John Malkovich), it never really worked. Basically, it is a pretty straightforward film noir and it was probably too straightforward to become really remarkable. Eventually, what remained was a decent mood and, above all, Jennifer Connelly who never really looked more stunning. Seriously, it is worth watching the damned thing just to have a look at her. Concerning Tamahori, this movie would be eventually one of his best which says a lot about how underwhelming his career turned out to be. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.