Raising Arizona
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Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings
- Starring: Holly Hunter, Nicolas Cage
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- Director: Ethan Coen
- Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime
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Positive: 4 out of 13
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Mixed: 6 out of 13
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Negative: 3 out of 13
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100It is a wacky, happy, daring, darkly comic tale of parenting outside the law. It celebrates the middle-of-the-road dreams of decidedly off-center folks. It's a bundle of joy.
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70Raising Arizona is no big deal, but it has a rambunctious charm. The sunsets look marvelously ultra-vivid, the pain doesn't seem to be dry – it's like opening day of a miniature golf course. [20 Apr 1987, p.81]
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60Cage creates a homey and thoroughly likable character who earns the respect of the audience, but Hunter is the real surprise. Appearing in her first starring role, the stage veteran displays so much energy that she forces the audience to pay attention.
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38What Raising Arizona needs more than anything else is more velocity. Here's a movie that stretches out every moment for more than it's worth, until even the moments of inspiration seem forced.
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Positive: 13 out of 13
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AnneB.10Brilliant, even after about 100 viewings. Since seeing this all-time family favorite, I never miss a Coen brothers movie.
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AaronS.10
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JustinT10A strange funny film. Without a doubt my favorite non "Goof-Ball" comedy out there.
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