Low-key humor is mixed in with a barrage of “yeah, right” scenes that make you blink stupidly at the screen – and the jokes are actually worth going back for.
Like the Seven Dwarves, Keaton plays Stressed (the real guy), Serious (the workaholic), Sensitive (the family man), and Stupid (the genetic mistake), convincingly.
Our two mismatched “heroes” are left to save the day. Or throw around a bunch of tough one-liners while slowly outsmarting their trigger-happy enemies.
The film is filled with action although everything gets a little hectic and messy at times. But if car crashes, bloody fights, and a few mild cases of death turn you on, Blood and Wine is your cup of tea.
Your ability to take Lost Highway hinges upon your tolerance for ambiguity, plots that unfold intuitively rather than logically, and non-Hollywood resolutions.