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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21

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  1. MikeS.
    Jan 24, 2005
    5
    Nothing special, just an average movie.
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  2. Gnarles
    Feb 16, 2006
    9
    A classic, but only if you have the guts to take it.
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  3. LanceE.
    Dec 12, 2004
    6
    I'm a big fan of Lynch's non-Twin Peaks era work (pre-WAH, post-Lost Highway). WAH is very much a part of the Twin Peaks era. I tend to feel that this film is only for Lynch completists. It never feels sincere, and because of that, it fails to draw me into it's world. Lynch regular Jack Nance's role is particularly forced. Still, I did race out last tuesday to nab a copy. WAH contains some golden Lynch elements: Jingle Dell, the pigeon man, Bobby Peru, the weird accident-guy in the wheelchair, and the little old "me too?" man in the hotel come to mind. … Expand
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  4. GarrisonT.
    Dec 7, 2004
    8
    Not nearly bad as it's reputation. Funnier after repeated viewings. One of Lynch's best and most emotional scenes is present here, found in a quiet and heartbreaking desert car crash set piece. No Blue Velvet or Mulholland Drive, but far superior to most of Lost Highway.
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  5. FredB.
    Dec 9, 2007
    8
    Wacky 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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  6. JonathanE.
    Dec 6, 2004
    3
    Feels like an imitation of a David Lynch movie.
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  7. wrangham
    Dec 22, 2011
    9
    Wild At Heart is as David Lynch describes it, a road romance movie that takes you on a journey along a twisted highway in the modern world. If I had to describe wild at heart in three words I would say powerful, wild and romantic. It is very different to any other lynch films as it largely makes sense and has a lighter feeling to it as well as a few very disturbing scenes. The cast is star studded and excellent. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern and Willem Dafoe are captivating. Diane Ladd’s performance as the mother who is cracking up is deeply satisfying. It is perhaps the icing on the cake. The soundtrack is flawless and uplifting with a mixture of rock originating from Elvis Presley and Angelo Badalamenti.… Expand
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Metascore
52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    30
    The first Lynch film in which his motives -- to hang a haberdashery of bizarre incidents on the merest hook of plot -- are apparent... What's lacking is the old sense of delicious, disturbing mystery. [20 Aug 1990, p.63]
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    As 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]
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    David Lynch doesn't tell stories as much as he shows hallucinations. Wierd, wild, excessive, obsessive, idiosyncratic visions.
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