From IMDB- ‘A jazz musician who suspects his wife of infidelity gets framed for her murder. However, after he is sent to prison, he changes his identity and leads a new life as a car mechanic.’ This is a David Lynch movie and so expect the unexpected. Sometimes even trying to write a synopsis for one of his films can prove tricky.

This 1997 neo-noir film is quite the journey (geddit?!) Anyone who says they know what was going to happen is clearly lying.

There’s a certain mood with this film which reminded me of the superior Blood Simple- all underlying menace and tension which is great.

Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette (great to see her as part of the cast as I think she’s very underrated. She plays two roles here) head an eclectic cast playing an eclectic bunch of characters. My favourite must be Robert Blake’s Mystery Man who tells Pullman that he’s at his house and instructs him to call home to confirm this. That’s quite a trick.

But with some of Lynch’s films, I have to be in the mood to watch his particular fare. I wasn’t particularly in that mood when I reviewed Lost Highway and so found myself getting distracted three quarters of the way through.

The marketing for the film utilised the fact that Siskel and Ebert both gave the film a thumbs down to great effect!

If you’re in the mood for a film that meanders and you’re in the mood for Lynch’s surrealism, give it a whirl.

2.5 out of 5 stars