In 1997, Arquette starred in David Lynch's neo-noir psychological thriller "Lost Highway," in dual roles as Renee Madison and Alice Wakefield. The film had an ambiguous narrative, which polarized audiences and drew varying critical opinion, but it established a strong cult following. Arquette played an elusive femme fatale in a critically revered performance that enabled her to draw on her sexuality more than any other previous role. Roger Ebert, of the "Chicago Sun-Times", disliked the film, saying there was "no sense to be made of it" and voiced his distaste over a scene in which Arquette's character is asked to disrobe at gunpoint. Other critics were more favourable: Andy Klein of the "Dallas Observer" called it a "two-hour plus fever dream", Michael Sragow of "The New Yorker" called the film a "compelling erotic nightmare", and Edward Guthman of the "San Francisco Gate" wrote a glowing review praising Arquette's performance, calling it the "strongest, most memorable performance the film" and favourably comparing her double role to Kim Novak's in "Vertigo" (1958). That same year, Arquette appeared in "Nightwatch", a horror-thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal. The film is a remake the Danish film "Nattevagten" (1994), which was also directed by Bornedal. "Nightwatch" was not a box office success and received poor reviews by critics, many of whom considered it an unnecessary, inferior retelling of the original film.