Nicolas Cage sings Love Me Tender to Laura Dern in David Lynch Wild at Heart written by BARRY GIFFORD
despite the violence and sociopathic behavior on display, this is also one of Lynch’s most humane, upbeat films -- if a film with a dog running off with a freshly severed hand in its mouth can be said to be upbeat. Sailor and Lula’s road trip is a deeply romantic fantasy diverted only temporarily by flying monkey interlopers, and their battered faith in their love and mutual goodness is rewarded in the end. Justice is meted out to most, if not all, of the evildoers, and the credits roll over a version of “Love Me Tender.” Compared to Lynch's bleak take on fate and human nature in, say, Eraserhead or Lost Highway, this is sunshine and sailboats
Cage is perfectly cast as the hard-luck, poor-decision Sailor, his particular style of manic energy and smooth-faced charm pleasantly married to a series of Elvis-like tics, gestures and vocal mannerisms. He even sings two Elvis songs. Dern has never bettered her uninhibited turn here as the spry, golden-hearted sexpot Lula, all long legs and heedless desire.
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