Throughout his career, David Lynch has frequently been accused of making movies that are "weird for weird's sake." For the most part, this is a false complaint. Wild at Heart surely isn't the greatest masterpiece out there, but you should love it for what it is: an absurd and entertaining adventure with a couple of thought-provoking values and an extraordinary love-lesson."The way your head works is God's own private mystery." Peru is a filthy and despicable pervert with itchy-trigger-fingers! It's a damn shame he hasn't got any more screen time. His portrayal is a neat follow-up to Blue Velvet's Frank Booth. Willem Dafoe takes the cake as Bobby Peru. Overall and simply put: this movie is COOL! It's a joy to watch and you really hate to love some of the offensive characters. These are the little sequences that truly prove Lynch's talent as a storyteller. Like the story about Lula's cousin Dell (Crispin Glover), the torture of Harry Dean Stanton's character and the nasty and disturbing images of a car accident the protagonists come across. The greatest aspects in the screenplay are in fact the delicious side-chapters that are told without absolute necessity. Unlike the previous Blue Velvet, I feel like the plot and development of Wild at Heart is a bit inferior to the wonderful photography. The structure remains chronological and quite easy to follow. Yet, I feel like Wild at Heart might be Lynch's most accessible film (outside The Elephant Man and The Straight Story). As usually, Lynch introduces a bunch of wicked individuals in his film who're all messed up in the head pretty bad. I challenge you to find one personality in this film that could be referred to as a normal human being'. The most creative and controversial director in cinema is back with a road-movie! Wild at Heart is one rough roller coaster ride and a typical Lynch-cocktail of violence, sex and of course bizarre characters.
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