Wild at Heart
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings
- Starring: Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage
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- Director: David Lynch
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
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Positive: 7 out of 18
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Mixed: 6 out of 18
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Negative: 5 out of 18
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100Starting with the outrageous and building from there, he ignites a slight love-on-the-run novel, creating a bonfire of a movie that confirms his reputation as the most exciting and innovative filmmaker of his generation.
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80Misfit cameos, apparently random asides and an almost continuous onslaught of unsettling sex and violence mean there’s no mistaking David Lynch’s hand behind the camera -- but there’s enough of a narrative to make this work as a straightforward road movie, too.
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50As a story, Wild at Heart is even less coherent than “Blue Velvet,'' to the point where whole characters and subplots disappear into a murky haze at the end. [17 Aug 1990, Arts, p.11]
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38One of the most violent opening scenes in screen history…Yet given such a visually adept exercise, the rest seems transparently off-the-cuff. There are obese trailer-camp porn stars, heavenly visions, a climactic rendition of Love Me Tender and no-point references to The Wizard of Oz - all of which top this two-hour farrago like a soggy tarp. [17 Aug 1990, Life, 4D]
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Gnarles9A classic, but only if you have the guts to take it.
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FredB.8Wacky in spots but I liked it. Of course then I'm partial to road pictures and I like Nic Cage in almost anything.
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