The Hudsucker Proxy
User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32

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  1. KenD.
    Mar 2, 2008
    4
    The critics are right. It's a cold fish of a film, however well art directed it may be. It's as though the Coen's became so absorbed by the filmmaking process they forgot what they were doing it for. Along with The Ladykillers, it's their worst.

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Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    88
    With its refined wit and glorious vision, The Hudsucker Proxy is certainly deserving of a wide audience.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Caryn James
    50
    Stylish and witty though it is, The Hudsucker Proxy has its problems, even for Coen fans. But throughout, there are wonderfully rich touches.
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  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    The movie is that it's all surface and no substance. Not even the slightest attempt is made to suggest that the film takes its own story seriously. Everything is style. The performances seem deliberately angled as satire.
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