Review of Lost Highway (1997) by Jay R — 20 Mar 2010

All I can say is Lynch is at it again. Lynch is growing on me because his non-linear story telling and maddening images really press my brain at times, which I enjoy. However, these are still movies and Lynch missed some essential ingredients needed in Lost Highway.

This film's cast is simply not up to it. I really wasn't impressed by any of the performances and they made the script seem very corny and unnecessary. Granted, the actors have got a lot of balls for doing what they did, and I know that they have awesome careers, but they all seem like they thought they were doing a different movie.

Along with the bad performances, we have a poorly paced movie. Surreal images bombard the screen, yet the movie is tepid and boring in many instances struggling to find a pace to go with. Sadly it never finds it.

But all is not lost, Lynch has some great visuals and his usual WTF moments are in this movie for sure. You jaw always drops and you are not sure why, which is such a strange and inviting feeling for a movie goer such as myself.

As always, after every Lynch film you should really read on on what the hell you just witnessed because odds are you won't get it. But that is Lynch's point, it is up to the human mind to decipher what he puts on screen, the problem here is I didn't want to.

Lost Highway is Lynch with his usual insanity, but weak acting, poor pacing contribute to an experience that I just could not care for.