Heartland

I see that one of those disgraceful wiberal newspapers is giving away this 1989 'black comedy' free tomorrow on the condition that I pay the cover price of approximately £2. Casting my mind back I seem to remember it being an amusing movie which attempted some kind of dialogue on the theme of the role of the outsider in mainstream society. Is it worth picking up or is my memory playing tricks on me?

For 2 quid, I wouldn't turn my nose up.

It's not a bad film.

Winona Rider?
Christian Slater killing high school kids?
Two pounds you say?

I've always loved this movie myself - bit of trivia, the guy who wrote it, Daniel Waters, went to my high school (way before I was ever there, he went in the early 80s) and is from my hometown - South Bend, IN. I actually found this out after I was already a huge fan of the movie. Having lived here my entire life, it all makes sense to me.

I liked it when I first saw it, nowadays in the autumn of my life I might view it more cynically.

Damn fine movie but not worth wasting two quid on.