Lost Highway is one of those mind fantasy movie that will confused a lot of people, well thankfully for me, i found it not that hard and not that confusing if you really think about it again, and i wouldn't say that my theory was the one, Lost Highway is like Hitchcock's Vertigo, where people thinking and give their own opinion on what really happen and what causing Madeleine jump and die in the end of a movie, and it can be anything, so it's not a one answer theory, same like Lost Highway, you can make your own opinion or theory on what really happen through out the film, besides all of that, Lost Highway fills with a superb and amazing performance by everybody especially Patricia Arquette, Lost Highway is proving another Lynch skills which before this he probably well known as making a good weird film, in Lost Highway he prove that he can make and representing fantasy and reality in film so well, overall Lost Highway is another incredible work from David Lynch.
Although uneven and too deliberately obscure in meaning to be entirely satisfying, result remains sufficiently intriguing and startling to bring many of Lynch's old fans back on board for this careening ride.
The film actually deserves four stars for its imaginative style and astonishing suspense, zero stars for its shameless exploitation of violent shocks and loveless sensuality.
dont know how or why ive missed seeing this 1997 masterpiece of film **** slow burn winds into an open mind and stays there, im sure it will, for the duration of my lifetime...Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet, and now...Lost **** such strange, memorable, phenomenally crafted works of apex art and now i savour this new **** for another moment...i feel **** be **** appears many of "critics" do not seem to know what they are talking about...those who cannot act or direct, clearly make a profession out of criticism..i encourage those who make a parasitic living off **** observe more **** speak with more reverence for that, which i observe, they often show such little respect...Lost Highway is masterful...watch it more than **** sure it was meant to be watched more than once.
The great pacing, talented cast and soundtrack weren't enough to elevate this one above the average needle. While not as iconic as other works from his resume, the aloof bizarro screenplay, direction and editing are all very 'lynchian' of course! Entertaining but flawed.
Of course the story is very interesting and you need to focus and think to understand it. Usually no one understand it after watching it the first time, you need to watch it again. But...
The biggest problem of the movie is the length. There are so many unnecessary long scenes, sometimes it is even ridiculous, when some dialogues are just to unrealistically too long. I was happy to see the outro.
Ironically, Lost Highway is not as good as I remember it. It has a great opening for a noir/horror thriller. It may have made a good 90 minute or 105 minute film but over two hours is far too long and the 90s soundtrack feels dated. Lost Highway is not a bad film but is definitely a notch below the other Lynch films I have viewed recently (Mulholland Drive, Wild at Heart).