Wild at Heart (1990)

Really didn't like the film until we got about half way through. Crude, down and dirty, with plenty of madness and selfishness and hate... not easy to watch unless you enjoy that kind of stuff... Then it turned, and we 'got it'... the spark of humanity, of kindness, of love, despite all the odds. It worked.. and there were plenty of Lynch touches adding oddities... I'd liken it to emerging from a pit of snakes into a sweet spring meadow. Great actors.

I guess there’s probably three types of people when it comes to David Lynch films (1) People who love his work and find it unique, deep and a refreshing change from the Hollywood norm (2) People who find it a pretentious mess, lacking in any real story (3) People who say, “Who’s David Lynch?” If you fall into the third category then I guess that jumping into his 1990 film ‘Wild at Heart’ is as good as any place to start your journey into his twisted mind. For ‘Wild at Heart’ is quite a ‘typical’ David Lynch film, in that it’s narrative deliberately strays away from being particularly ‘linear’ and – in many cases – is open to interpretation as to what is actually going on in the story. Much of what you get from a David Lynch film is based on how it makes you feel, rather than the story it tells.The film stars Nicholas Cage, who plays a young man with a – you guessed it – wild streak. He falls in love with a young – and kind of equally wild – seventeen year old (Lynch’s favourite leading lady, Laura Dern) and the two of them embark on a road trip across the wastelands of America – much to the disgust of Dern’s onscreen mother! In fact, rather than just posting a snotty comment on her Facebook status, she goes and hires some weird hitmen to ‘take care of the situation’ (if you know what I mean?). Thus the film takes on a more murderous tone.So, they travel across America meeting one weird person after the next, participating in weird dialogue and perforated by weird s*xual exploits (all of this totally normal for a David Lynch film!). Now, when I talk about Lynch’s trademark ‘weirdness’ I normally refer to not just the dialogue that’s spoken, but the WAY it’s said. Pauses are drawn out longer than is normal, making conversation deliberately uncomfortable. Then you have the – seemingly random – bursts of dramatic music overlaid across simple actions like a car pulling slowly into a parking space. And that’s just the tip of the ‘weirdness iceberg’ – everything is pretty ‘textbook Lynch’ and to add an extra bizarre feel to the proceedings, it’s loosely based on ‘The Wizard of Oz!’ (you’ll soon pick up the not so subtle symbolism!).Nicholas Cage is allowed to almost run free, which does play well into his ‘wild’ nature. Dern too goes a little mad sometimes, however I did find her a little annoying from time to time due to her constant screaming that would make ‘Willie’ from ‘Temple of Doom’ proud! The rest of the cast pop up here and there, act weird and then go away again – this really is Cage’s baby. However, just because we never see Lynch onscreen (you’ll have to watch ‘Twin Peaks’ for that – and it’s worth it) you can see his fingerprints all over it. His use of fire is nearly as prominent as in ‘Twin Peaks.’ I guess this is used to denote danger. That’s a fairly obvious one, but there are those elements of the film that even a die-hard Lynch fan doesn’t understand!So, where do I come down on the three types of people I spoke about in my opening paragraph? Well, as I said, I’m a die-hard fan. I do watch all his stuff and enjoy (most of) it. I like the mood and feel he creates, even if the story does get more than a little confusing. His work is a refreshing change from the ‘classic Hollywood narrative’ that we’re so used to. But, don’t get me wrong – his films are hard work! I don’t always get what he’s trying to say. In ‘Wild at Heart’ there is at least a main story running through it. This is more than can be said for one of his later films, ‘Inland Empire.’ That, despite a few moments of ‘Lynchian gold’ was almost unwatchable when it came to its ‘story!’ So, if you’re a fan of David Lynch’s (filmic) work then you should know what you’re in for. If you’ve never seen one of his films before, have a long, hard think about what you’ve read here before you invest your time into it. And, if you simply hate his work, I doubt there’s much here to win you round.Oh, and maybe I should have added a ‘fourth’ category when it comes to people and their relationship to Lynch’s work – (4) People who have seen his cult TV show ‘Twin Peaks’ and are therefore intrigued as to how his work translates to the big screen. I’ll tell you now that ‘Wild at Heart’ bears little resemblance to the show (besides a fair few of its actors making cameos), so if you’re looking for some ‘Damn fine cherry pie,’ then you won’t find it here.

Haven't seen this in a while.. pretty underrated David Lynch's classic

It is quite sad when you type in 'Wild at Heart' you get a photo of the annoying untalented Amanda Holden. Moving swiftly on, this is a review for the (talented) David Lynch 1990 movie and not the BBC cheese-fest of the same name.Anyhoo, I was fumbling around my dvd collection last night in a drunken state, and i reluctantly decided to play 'Wild at Heart'. I was pleased with my movie choice because 'Wild at Heart' is a stunning movie on many different levels-- Direction, soundtrack, characters, plot, sub plot, dialogue, and of course weirdness."One of these days the sun's gonna come up and burn a hole clean through the planet like a giant electrical x-ray.Sailor: I wouldn't worry about that, Peanut. By then people'll prob'ly be drivin Buicks to the moon".It is a road movie with the usual David Lynch surreal characteristics. The movie is about Sailor (N.Cage) and Lula (L.Dern) who are running away from Lula's lunatic mother. THis movie has some odd dialogue, a dwarf, weird characters (that dont serve any purpose) e.g. Crispin Glover (Cousin Dell)- "I'm making my lunch!"Ha.... Crispin Glover keeps cockroaches in his underpants for some bizarre reason.Bobby Peru is a revelation with his stumpy teeth and his dyed hair. Peru (Wm.Dafoe) is the greatest character creation in the history of motion picture (in my humble opinion). He is a disgusting, egotistical, misogynistic, violent, perverted, lunatic weirdo."Ya know, I sure do like a girl with nice teets like yours who talks tough and looks like she can duck like a bunny. Do you duck like that? Cause if ya do, I'll duck ya good. Like a big ol' jackrabbit bunny, jump all around that hole. Bobby Peru don't come up for air."He is also a bank robber hwo drinks Jack Daniels - "Speaking of Jack, One eyed Jack's yearning to go a peeping in a seafood store!"Things turn sour for Sailor and Lula when they arrive in the town 'Big Tuna'.There is a happy ending to this Lynch masterpiece 'Wild at Heart'--I'd like to apologise to you gentlemen for referring to you all as hoomosexuals. You taught me a valuable lesson in life.Wicked Game (chris Issac) = wicked movie.

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