Reception
Lost Highway premiered on February 27, 1997 in the United States on a limited theatrical release. The film received mixed reviews, with many critics panning the film for its hard-to-follow plot. The film received "two thumbs down" from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — though Lynch used this to his advantage by claiming it was "two good reasons to go and see Lost Highway." This 'two thumbs down' was used in newspaper ads. However, the film also received critical acclaim, with the Dallas Observer claiming it to be better than both Wild at Heart (1990) and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992): "His 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." The film was nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics. The film received an average score of 52 out of 100, based on critics' reviews on the aggregate site Metacritic.
Lost Highway holds a 59% approval rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is well received on the music/film database site Rate Your Music, with it being at #329 on its highest rated films.
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