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Summary: Moody, truly bizarre, haunting and insiduously disturbing.
Review: After reading many of the comments below, it's obvious that many viewers think this film is either total nonsense or that it's all in Fred's head (his own view of things, and that he has killed his wife). I have seen "Lost Highway" only twice, a few years apart, yet both times I've arrived at an alternate interpretation... What if this is some Faustian tale with Pullman at the mercy of some devilish character? Yes, I'm getting farfetched, but it makes sense. There is something sinister, even supernatural, going only here. Blake's man in black is entirely scary, something straight out of a nightmare. That party scene with the cellphone where Blake is two places at once is very disturbing. At first I wondered if Blake was merely a figment of Fred's imagination, but ruled this out because of the shot of Blake talking with another party-goer shortly afterwards, and of his later interaction with characters like Loggia. Consider Blake's monstrous appearance. The character even looks diabolical. Deathly pale, with these evil black eyes. He doesn't look human at all, he looks dead (and I did toy with the idea of his being a personification of Death)--and devilish. He has this creepy dialogue about meeting Pullman before and having "been called"... it had this Faustian aura to it, like Pullman had made some devil's bargain and then forgotten about his end of the deal. (Conversely, I can see how some viewers would, instead, see Blake as a mental evil alter ego of Pullman's murderous side.) Patricia Arquette's character is like some sultry seductress, ensuring Pullman's (and Getty's) damnation. Notice that really quick shot of her face at the beginning, before Pullman turns on the light, when she is actually Blake! When Pullman morphs into Getty in the prison, I kept wondering if the movie was about "lost souls" and if both Pullman and Getty were pawns of the mephistophelian Blake. (I never considered that Pullman and Getty were one and the same person. Pullman is too cultered, too artistic, to be the hoodlum Getty--who also is very disturbed by Pullman's sax music) Notice that Getty's character is, initially, quite dazed--as though he has returned from the dead-- and he has a wound on his forehead suspiciously like a bullet hole (this disappears over time). Getty's parents avoid discussing what "has happened" to Getty--tears in their eyes--and I immediately figured that Getty had died horribly and been returned to them... The parents are so grateful to just have him back (notice how blase they are about his choice of friends and all-night outtings)that they don't question anything. Getty's character is also told by Blake that they have "met before." Again, I wondered if this were a Faustian pact. In the end, Pullman returns, ever at the mercy of a persuing Blake (tormenting him with videocam) and flees, futilely down an unending highway into damnation (?) or insanity. His face deforms as he screams, as though a mixture of all the lost souls, or of his body switching rapidly from Pullman to Getty and back? Or, is it all just insanity? Does it really matter? The whole atmosphere of the film (and its mind-blowing full-circle ending)is remarkable and disturbing. There is some great humor too in the film involving Loggia (the road-rage scene, and Loggia's eerie phone call to Getty, "I'm glad you're doing fine...") Damn creepy. "Lost Highway" is a must-see. I still don't have all the answers and I know they'll never come. But it's the mood and eerie visual images (the reverse shot of the exploding cabin, like a premonition)that make this film so brilliant (and some awesome music tracks). This film will haunt you for years to come.
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Summary: Brain tingling
Review: most people dismiss this movie because it's hard to understand the first viewing. Which is sad. People don't understand it. lynch himself has said that he loves mystery. he wants the viewer to use their BRAIN and not have everything spoon fed to them. There are many ways this movie can go, but none of them make sense. i guess we sometmes have to accept things that are "impossible"? lynch has said that this film is about the "human condition"...looks pretty decayed to me. it's a brilliant film that lingers in my mind long after i've finished watching it. his mystery is certainly one to watch again and again.
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Summary: Looks Great, But Makes No Sense.
Review: "Lost Highway" is one of those movie where you lovethe look and feeling, but you end up not enjoying the film because of it's structure. David Lynch is a talented director, but here he presents a poor example of style exercising. The problem is, it makes no sense. It seems as if Lynch only filmed scene notes and not a finished, well-structured screenplay. Some scenes seem as if they've just been thrown in, for no reason,just so we could see them. "Lost Highway" has some wonderfully intense moments, like when the little pale man in black does a telephone trick on Bill Pullman, making it seem as if he's in two places at once. But, who is this guy? What perpose does he have? What perpose does any of this have? In the area of style, it's a great movie. But you scratch your head too many times because nothing is in order, there's no story really. You could only recommend this movie for a few series of images, and that's it. This is about style, not cinema. Even the soundtrack surpasses the film with darkly entertaining songs like Marilyn Manson's "I Put A Spell On You." Other than that, this is a poor movie that needed a screenplay.
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Summary: Beautiful and Haunting
Review: This is easily one of the most underrated films of the 90's (right behind Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me). Challenging and engaging from beginning to beginning. Open your brain and let it's images seep in. It's breathtaking...
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: If I ever meet D.Lynch, I'll probably ask him my 10 kuna (Croatian currency) back for renting this video.Or at least a good explanation.I mean, I liked "Twin Peaks", "Blue Velvet"...and this movie has the same oneiric atmosphere, same colours, valvet curtains etc. But anything else!!
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Summary: Interesting
Review: I like this movie because it moves and speaks from inside the mind of a murderer. This guy Fred is messed up and so is the movie. I think the movie could have been better made and so could have Fred's character. Instead of portraying different characters in the movie as different emotions of Fred maybe the audience could have seen the actual agony of this murderer more objectively. The way a "normal" person see it in real life. I don't think the "see it from my point of view" scenario worked here. Too bad too 'cause Lynch is good and was good at that in Elephant Man - a much better flick than this. All in all this movie was far better than the garbage we see on many a Saturday night though. Lookin' forward to the Straight Story from Lynch in a few weeks.
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Summary: disturbing , yet beautifully executed
Review: Every time I watch this movie, i get another little piece of the puzzle. Those of you who don't want to think about abnormal psychology, how the mind operates in a fugue state, or alternate states of being should not get involved with this movie , but anyone who wants to think HARD should definely watch Lost Highway right now. just know that the only conclusions you're going to get are the ones you come to yourself.
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Summary: This film is weird, but fun.
Review: This movie requires a messed up sense of logic, a keen eye, and alot of Dramamine, but aside, it's Lynch's greatest film since "Blue Velvet". The movie itself is good as long as you don't look for the deeper meaning! His movies don't! They're just there for your entertainment. Now that that is said, ENJOY!
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Summary: CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: IVE SEEN A LOT OF WEIRD MOVIES IN MY LIFE(NAUTRAL BORN KILLARS,TAXI DRIVER,KALIFORNIA)BUT THIS MOVIE LOST HIGHWAY IS SO UNIQUE THAT IT SCARES ME! I SWEAR TOO YOU THAT YOU WILL BE TERRIFIED AFTER YOU SEE THIS MOVIE!IT HAS SUCH A GREAT SOUNDTRACK, INCLUDING SUCH ARTISTS AS TRENT REZNER,AND MARLYN MANSON.THERE MUSIC IN THE MOVIE IS A BIG AFFECT,MAKE SURE YOU RENT THIS RIGHT NOW,TRUST ME!
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Summary: More Daring Than Blue Velvet
Review: David Lynch had succeeded in creating another film full of surrealism, haunting cinematography, and disturbing characters. For once, Lynch isn't tip-toeing around the dark nebulous of his films, as he did in Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. He chooses instead to dive right into his dark dream, and the results are more interesting and more chilling. The transistion of Bill Pullman to Balthazar Getty is a graceful one, and not too hard to flow with, as all Lynch films do require a screwed sense of logic. The constant shadows in the film, and the hard music are also perfect in this film. Being a horror fan, I have to admit that the scene at the party, where Pullman's character meets this strange man who is in two places at once really sent chills down my spine. It was executed perfectly. This is one of the films that I would enjoy watching over and over.
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