Lost Highway

“Dick Laurent is dead…” If I saw this before I saw Mulholland Drive it would maybe be my absolute favourite by Lynch. I enjoyed it even more this time than the first. There’s many ways in which this is Lynch’s scariest film. A Fascinating portrait of paranoia and fear and reality and everything great about Lynch’s films. Robert Blake is as terrifying as the Mystery Man as he was in real life. Probably a top 3 opening credits to a film ever too.  One of the best soundtracks ever too. The Perfect Drug is my favourite Nine Inch Nails song and it’s drum break is used amazingly here. So what holds it off being a 5 star. Well, Fred/Pete is probably one of the weaker central characters in a Lynch film. He’s great of course, but everything this film does well with his character is done so much more interesting between Diane/Betty in Mulholland Drive.  I took a break between Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and this in my Lynch rewatch due to external factors, but I’m glad I was able to watch this in its glorious Criterion 4K restoration.