Review of Lost Highway (1997) by Lenny W — 01 Jul 2009

A twisting, turning, utterly confusing yet often arresting story concerning a musician caught in the middle of a murder case, and how his mind enacts different personalities and bends reality to fit his twisted outlook on his life.

You should expect nothing less from David Lynch, who has a knack for telling stories in a unique and confusing way. To me, his classic "Blue Velvet" is entirely overrated, while "Mulholland Drive" is a classic that deserves to be seen.

To me, "Mulholland Drive" did a better job creating suspense, not to mention the performances were outstanding. Here, the performances are sub-par, Pullman is a fine fit as the lead character, as is Arquette as his wife, but Getty is too boring and unemotional, while Robert Loggia is completely over the top, although Robert Blake gives a memorable, creepy performance as a mystery man.

While, like with many Lynch movies, you'll have to do some extra digging and researching as to what the whole movie means, this is still a decent movie, not great, but watchable if you like these kinds of movies.

I liked it up to a point, but some things definitely could've been sharpened a bit more.