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Lost Highway

Lost Highway (1997)

February. 18,1997
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7.6
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R
| Drama Thriller Mystery

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

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Moustroll
1997/02/18

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Claysaba
1997/02/19

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Lachlan Coulson
1997/02/20

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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Marva
1997/02/21

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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krakonoff1
1997/02/22

This review contains spoilers.Lost Highway is directed by David Lynch. The story follows a person that is seemingly harassed by someone recording him and his significant other. The main character is then framed for murder but morphs into another identity.The story is incredibly odd and audiences that expect a standard story will be confused here. The movie does not ever explain itself and the events simply continue. This may be off putting to some but for audiences that are willing to accept the strangeness there is an interesting story here. The movie is perhaps too ambitious for itself but I would still recommend it.

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admirhadzic
1997/02/23

This movie is only for the people that values art,..and confusion. I think this is more enigmatic than Primer

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anselmdaniel
1997/02/24

This review contains spoilers.Lost Highway is directed by David Lynch. The movie is a mystery centered on a man that attempts to solve how he is being filmed by a mysterious man. The movie culminates with his significant other being killed and his arrest. However, the movie then takes a turn as he morphs into another identity. As he goes to his new life, similar patterns emerge and he is once again on the run.Lost Highway demands much from the audience. For one it is not easy to understand. The plot can appear convoluted and nonsensical at first glance. The movie does not hold the audience's hand as events unfold. Images may appear to the audience that they may not understand initially, however I would recommend that the audience be patient with how the movie is presented. The movie is richer for not giving out the answer to the mystery. It is also best to explore the psychological nature of this movie and allow yourself to for your own conclusion. David Lynch did an admirable job with his budget. I felt that every scene went as well as it could have. Although the low budget is apparent, it does not detract from the experience.Lost Highway is incredibly difficult to recommend as I feel it does much to prevent immediate audience engagement. The audience must be incredibly patient in order to enjoy the movie and to get the most out of it. I would recommend Lost Highway to any audience member that is willing to spend time with a unique story.

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framptonhollis
1997/02/25

"We've met before, haven't we..."Chilling words from a stranger...made even more chilling thanks to the smiling, devilish performance from Robert Blake who plays the horrifying Mystery Man, a major piece to the brilliant puzzle that is "Lost Higway"."Highway" is one of Lynch's most accessible surrealist works, but that does not mean it is not at all challenging or mindbending or experimental, it has all of those elements firmly in place and more. It is a wild, entertaining, and enigmatic ride powered by a storm of engaging twists, dark plots, and unique visuals. The lighting gives it a glossy, exaggerated look, almost as if it were some kind of cross between a whimsical fantasy and stylized hard boil detective flick, but it is neither of these things. What is it, you may ask? It is a David Lynch film, I will respond. And that is all you need to know.It is scary and brilliant and dark, it embraces speculation and analysis while also remaining coherent, its story and characters are enough to keep the viewer engaged; the more difficult riddles and metaphors are interwoven with action and music and horror and drama, it's a non stop rocket ride through Hell, it's a plunge into the darkness of death, that everlasting, unwinding road with the power to mesmerize, confuse, and frighten. The way I see it, the film can be split into three lose parts. Part one is pure Lynchian surrealism, it is deliberately slow and yet it still keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat, always anticipating the next move a character may take, the next dramatic shift in the story. Its atmosphere is one of absolute dread and unbearable if often unexplained tension, it is Lynch doing what he does best. The second part speeds things up a bit. Sexy, funny, fast paced, and bizarre, it's easily the most digestible and coherent part of the movie, encapsulating the mood of a film noir and a 90's crime thriller peppered with heavy doses of the surreal...and it steadily inclines into the third half, where things get really weird. It's a cross between the surrealistic, blood curdling, mind blowing horror of the first half and the fun, exciting weirdness of the second, culminating in one huge avant garde masterpiece work watching over and over and over again, allowing that vision of the infinite highway to swallow whatever is left of your soul and haunt your nights for all the years to come...

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