museumofdave What a curious film this is! I'd love to know the back story, who thought up the idea over what breakfast table, and especially how these two young men with incredible potential were lured into what is basically a weak-scripted road movie. Both Leto and Gyllenhaal do their best with limited material, especially the latter who must have had fun acting (or being) stoned throughout most of the film.The potential for a really fascinating relationship to develop between the two was lost with a tossed-in freak show (Alligator Boy in Oregon?) and topical nonsense about Kurt Cobain, and the villains of the piece who are totally predictable. Selma Blair fits in quite nicely to provide a foil for the sparring of the leads, and the almost 100 minutes sprints along quite nicely. Probably not a film to return to, but an interesting warm-up for Gyllenhaal's Brokeback Mountain and Leto's work with Oliver Stone. I wonder how they got talked into this one! It certainly couldn't been megabucks from the budget!

mandycooldragon Okay, okay. I wouldn't have bought this movie if it wasn't for my rather childish crush on Jared Leto. (Mind you, I'm a 30+ woman...) And next to Alexander, I think he looks at his best in this movie.But let's skip the review of Mr Leto's looks and continue to the contents of the movie. In a way this movie's fast, in other ways it's slow. It's a roller-coaster ride you're being dragged on, falling from one amazing thing into the next bizarre person. There are serious matters at hand, huge cultural events/shifts happen but there's a lot of fun to be had. Every character is awesome in its own way and no matter how freaky some characters are, you'll be able to relate to them anyway.This movie is a blast, it's like riding a very eventful Highway instead of relaxing on your couch with your bucket o' popcorn. I don't know why it never became a hit, it's probably too 'indie'. Well, I prefer indie movies then. They have something to say, have a deeper meaning apart from the fun. It's well worth to look at, more times than one even. You'll discover new things every time and amaze yourself over things you never knew existed. Different *can* be good.

Shane Brown So here we are, 1994. A particularly grim time in the eyes of most Americans. This film and its emphasis on the 'Grunge Scene' seem at first, heavily asserted; at its core however, Highway is a much more personal buddy film which formidably tackles much more 'people' issues rather than issues concerning society. One cannot ignore the talent displayed in acting so dramatically suited to this film and its setting. Blair does her role justice, her 'shrouded past' is aptly suited to her almost faceless, masked characteristics. McGinley likewise takes on his wacky, very eccentric role well. It is the chemistry between Jared Leto and Jake Gyllenhaal however that gives this film a serious purpose. You know when you were 16 and your best friend hooked up with that girl you'd been talking to for months on end after he'd talked to her very briefly? That friend is Jared Leto, who's 'God of ****' is exactly what it says on the tin (the lucky bastard). Gyllenhaal then is Letos Watson to his Holmes or perhaps his Robin to his Batman. Gay undertones aside, Gyllenhalls spacey 'Pilot' bounces off of Letos Jack wonderfully, creating genuinely likable and different characters.As for the film as a work, directing is up to scratch, Cox has done a fine job in capturing the 90s grunge movement (if such bland circumstances are in fact possible to capture)and really shines where humour in the film is presented with a basic 'if it's funny, the camera will be all over the bloody shot' theory. Flashbacks are seamlessly weaved in to the plot in order to create depth to Jack and Pilot whilst the sheer scale of the boys' adventure is never really enforced, possibly appropriately.Highway succeeds in presenting us with a touching if slightly unoriginal best friend/jealousy tale, the acting shines through in this as we are constantly reminded (often through Gyllenhaal's pondering) that these characters have absolutely no idea what they are doing. It fails however in really asserting the whole grunge theme it is supposed to portray, visually it does this, but in content Cobain's death is a minor occurrence as is the rest of the world outside of a friendship. Deliberate or not, this message is presented in an upbeat and beautifully acted out way.7/10

hadman1278 I absolutely love the Jeremy Piven rant in this movie. I think he is one the most likable character actors around i.e. PCU, Heat, Very Bad Things, and of course, the aforementioned Highway. Granted not all of these flicks are cinematic gems, but in my opinion Piven shines in all.