Review of Raising Arizona (1987) by Daniel G — 29 Aug 2011

Bizarre but constantly laugh-out-loud funny.

This review of Raising Arizona (1987) was written by Daniel G on 29 Aug 2011.

Raising Arizona has generally received very positive reviews.

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In their first masterpiece, the Coens first delight with sheer kinetics, then dazzle with colorful colloquialisms & verbal voodoo, and eventually…

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Nicolas Cage performance in Raising Arizona is good and the Coen brothers progressed after this…

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With a breakneck pace, Looney Tunes-esque ridiculously-exaggerated sound effects, boisterously rambunctious style, vertiginous camerawork and…

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Laugh-out-loud funny. You gotta see it twice to pick up all the things you missed the first time from laughing…

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By Jude P (456) on 22 Dec 2018

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