Review of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) by Alex W — 24 Dec 2014
The Coen Brothers don't make bad movies. Hudsucker is on par with their other creations Raising Arizona and Big Lebowski. It's an excellent sendup of Capra-style morality plays with beautiful compositions and cinematography, insidious humor, and pitch perfect performances from Newman, Robbins, Durning, Leigh and Buscemi(!).
Some reviewers tend to rate this one lower in the Coen filmography because it's a little more comedy/schmaltzy than the others; all it shows to me is that they're capable of working at an incrediby high level in any style.
And that flexibility is, after all, the definition of an auteur. If you haven't seen this, take the time!
This review of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) was written by Alex W on 24 Dec 2014.
The Hudsucker Proxy has generally received positive reviews.
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