
Fred Madison, a saxophonist, is accused under mysterious circumstances of murdering his wife Renee. On death row, he inexplicably morphs into a young man named Pete Dayton, leading a completely different life. When Pete is released, his and Fred's paths begin to cross in a surreal, suspenseful web of intrigue, orchestrated by a shady gangster boss named Dick Laurent.... (Full plot summary below)
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Fred Madison, a saxophonist, is accused under mysterious circumstances of murdering his wife Renee. On death row, he inexplicably morphs into a young man named Pete Dayton, leading a completely different life. When Pete is released, his and Fred's paths begin to cross in a surreal, suspenseful web of intrigue, orchestrated by a shady gangster boss named Dick Laurent.
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| City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulRob NelsonHere, the road leads nowhere in particular; what you pay for is the ride. |
| Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)Judith EgertonDirector David Lynch, the master of creepiness, is back with a femme fatale film that's sinister, disquieting and deliberately obscure. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesMesmerizing yet cold and remote -- an exotic fish we can't touch. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannIt's a weird movie, in that spooky/sicko, deadpan way that Lynch's movies always are, and it's guaranteed to repel anyone who likes entertainment wrapped in tidy resolutions and optimistic fade- outs. |
| EmpireChristopher HembladeThis is delightfully bonkers; an eerie and edgy outpouring that makes Twin Peaks look like Moonlighting. |
| Dallas ObserverAndy KleinHis most thoroughly surreal work since Eraserhead, this two-hour-plus fever dream is more of one piece than Fire Walk with Me and less desperate and jokey than Wild at Heart. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's one of the downright spookiest films I've ever seen, and it gives me chills just to recall it. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanLost Highway has scattered moments of Lynch's poetry, but the film's ultimate shock is that it isn't shocking at all. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe film begins promisingly, when a young couple gets paranoid over intrusion into their home, before turning into a bizarre yarn that many viewers will find confusing; even so Lynch's direction is mesmerizing from start to finish. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIf one wishes to make sense of this film, it would have to be done on a metaphorical level. |