Review of Lost Highway (1997) by Filippo V — 10 Jul 2017
"In the East, the Far East, when a person is sentenced to death, they're sent to a place where they can't escape, never knowing when an executioner may step up behind them, and fire a bullet into the back of their head.".
Lost Highway is a haunting, often confusing, look at madness, loss of identity, insecurities, and the purgatories we create for ourselves. Lynch wrote this script, with the intent of confusing the audience, and it certainly shows. The films first 45 minutes are normal enough, if a bit odd, but after an unexpected murder, we are fully into a complete Lynchian nightmare, complete with parallel story lines, symbolism, scenes that come out of nowhere, and great use of color. All wonderful things that only David Lynch can do so well. There are few directors that can make something that sounds so absurd, something that was meant to sound confusing, and nearly incomprehensible on paper, and turn it into a expansive, chilling, thought provoking nightmare. Not everything makes sense, but that's the beauty of Lynch. There's never really a completely correct answer.
It's sometimes too self indulgent, and irritating at times, but it's still definitely worth every Lynch fans time.
This review of Lost Highway (1997) was written by Filippo V on 10 Jul 2017.
Lost Highway has generally received positive reviews.
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