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Wednesday 3 April 2013

Raising Arizona (1987)

A Coen Brothers comedy filled with outlandish shenanigans.
Nic Cage can be a lead weight sometimes, but he doesn't overact and ruin this one. His character exists in a surreal mid-point between responsible husband and habitual offender with a thing for convenience stores. It's the husband part that gives him the most trouble.
It's definitely style over substance, but it's Coen style, which means wonderful dialogue and a fantastic chase scene.
If you still need convincing, it also stars Holly Hunter and John Goodman!

4 new babies out of 5

1 comment:

cuckoo said...

I absolutely adore this film.

Cage at some of his best.

William Forsythe played a real scary character in Boardwalk Empire. It took me an ep or 2 to wipe the memory of him in this film to fear him. XD

4 cannisters of anti-theft dye out of 5