Lost Highway

Its always difficult to rate and review David Lynch as he and his films doesnt fit into a certain category or a spectrum, but i'll try my best. Lost Highway was one of the most captivating films i've seen. I found myself on the edge of my seat, almost through he whole film (except the sex scenes). The film just keeps you tense and never lets you relax (except the sex scenes lol). Lost Highway is about a murderer who cant live with what he has done, so he imagines and/or manifests an alter ego, another self who doesnt suffer from the things he does. Pete has the better life that Fred dreams about. Fred is unsatisfied with his wife, so his alter ego Pete has a girlfriend who can satisfy him. But it's still not enough and Fred imagines Alice, someone who is passionately in love with his alter ego Pete. While Fred denies reality and tries to run away in his own fantasy land, his jealousy, guilt and conscience tries to catch up with him. When Alice tells Pete that he will never have her, Fred wakes up from his imagination and his alter ego Pete is gone, and thats when his conscience finally catches up. David Lynch talked about the O.J. Simpson trial and how a person can commit murder, and then live on with their life as if nothing happened, which inspired the theme of the film, and it captures that theme beautifully, shedding light into a murderer's mind and how he tries to cope with the horrible things he has done. The cinematography is great, takes your attention and keeps you tense. Robert Loggia and Robert Blake both give amazing and very quotable performances. I especially liked and were affected by Robert Blake's character, the Mystery Man. The movie itself is very quotable and comedic, despite the horror aspects. The bit about the tailgater was hilarious. I also really liked the opening scene, the dark and foggy highway lit by headlights while David Bowie played on the background. The soundtrack was amazing too, i wasnt expecting to hear Rammstein, Marilyn Manson and David Bowie in a Lynch film.