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Wild at Heart (1990) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Wild at Heart (1990) a score of 2.7849 out of 4

based on (65) reviews

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Excellent

(13)

Very Good

(38)

Good

(11)

Fair

(3)

Poor

(0)

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Variety (Staff (Not Credited))

Joltingly violent, wickedly funny and rivetingly erotic, David Lynch's Wild at Heart [based on the novel by Barry Gifford] is a rollercoaster ride to redemption through an American gothic heart of darkness....read the complete Wild at Heart (1990) review at Variety (Staff (Not Credited))

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Empire (Staff (Not credited))

Misfit 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...read the complete Wild at Heart (1990) review at Empire (Staff (Not credited))

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

The movie's initial intensity is so great, it consumes itself. By the time we reach the final scene, which is clearly supposed to exude glorious rapture between offbeat lovers Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern, it has all the warming effect of cold ash....read the complete Wild at Heart (1990) review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

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Washington Post (Hal Hinson)

What "Wild at Heart" feels like is a kind of housecleaning -- a disjointed collection of images and odd snatches of ideas that the director couldn't make room for anyplace else. They have no context, and as a result, no power to thrill or disturb....read the complete Wild at Heart (1990) review at Washington Post (Hal Hinson)