The two protagonists, Sailor and Lula (Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern) are so in love with each other that they'd go to extreme lengths not to be separated. This is simultaneously a thrilling road movie and a revelation of small town, American country folk. One which has so much impact and so much individuality to it's merit that it turns out to be one hell of a movie. This kind of high-octane violence which is fueled by maniacal characters and deranged intervals creates a fantastic effect. Heads are rammed against walls, fists are lunged into guts and what results is a brutally bashed corpse with brains pouring out of it's head.
The opening scene to Wild At Heart features Nick Cage ferociously beating an assassin to death.