The Citizen Review " A man goes to the movies. A critic must be honest enough to admit that he is that man." -Robert Warshow

Matthew says: A

Wild at Heart can only be summed up by a great line said by Laura Dern in the film, "This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top." Such is the movie. At the core of the movie, is a wild, free spirit, having fun. And on the top, a weird, puzzling, visually striking film.

The film is technically a "road movie" but really, it's a romance. There's humor, violence, fantasy, crime, but essentially the wild, passionate love between Sailor and Lula is what carries this film. At the begging of the movie, Sailor is just getting out of jail, and Lula runs away from her strict, crazy mother to be with him. Together, they hit the road in search of God knows what. On the way, they run into all sorts of strange, dangerous events that act as foreshadow and warning.

Wild at Heart would not be what it is without it's striking visual style. There are several Wizard of Oz allusions. And, in a way, the film is sort of a messed-up re-telling of that story. The way to go into seeing this film is with an open mind. A mind for a wild plot, weird twists and a great movie.