I can't believe I actually watched this piece of garbage to completion. What a waste of film stock. Although I can perhaps appreciate what Lynch was trying to do in theory, the resulting film is a totally unwatchable mishmash of the pointless and the mind-numbingly boring. I can't believe there are so many people who actually like this thing, and even call it the "best film ever" (!?!!?). It makes no sense from start to finish, the characters speak and act like they're in slow motion, countless shots consist only of a black screen and/or dead silence, oh, and did I mention that it makes no sense at all? This pretentious bore practically caused by physical pain as I watched it, in the hope that at least a few of the plot threads would come together. I'm here today to tell you that they don't and that there is no reason to even consider renting this movie.
I couldn't care less about these people or about what happens to them, even if the story had been even mildly comprehensible.
I'm all for movies intended to confuse and titillate the audience, but "Lost Highway" is the quintessential example of how not to make such a movie. The only good thing about it are the soundtrack songs by Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails and the line "That's as smooth as s**t from a duck's a**." I will never watch another David Lynch movie, and unless you are some kind of masochist, you shouldn't either.
*** "Two Thumbs Down!" -- Richly Deserved Siskel and Ebert review actually used in print ads for "Lost Highway." Lynch intended the use of this quote as a way of inviting the audience to judge the movie for themselves, but in this case, you should definitely listen to Roger and Gene. ***
I couldn't care less about these people or about what happens to them, even if the story had been even mildly comprehensible.
I'm all for movies intended to confuse and titillate the audience, but "Lost Highway" is the quintessential example of how not to make such a movie. The only good thing about it are the soundtrack songs by Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails and the line "That's as smooth as s**t from a duck's a**." I will never watch another David Lynch movie, and unless you are some kind of masochist, you shouldn't either.
*** "Two Thumbs Down!" -- Richly Deserved Siskel and Ebert review actually used in print ads for "Lost Highway." Lynch intended the use of this quote as a way of inviting the audience to judge the movie for themselves, but in this case, you should definitely listen to Roger and Gene. ***
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