Review of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) by Brad G — 28 Aug 2012
"But I got big ideas." Whether we knew it or not, The Coen's had been building towards this It's A Wonderful Life screwball comedy in each of their previous four films. It just took the partnership with Crimewave's Sam Raimi to push them over the edge of nudge-nudge and into the WINK-WINK.
And for the most part it works, but for me their outside meta eye keeps the emotion distant and I never quite connect with either the success or the worries of Tim Robbins' bumbling Hudsucker president.
The film never crests beyond its homage, it never transforms into A Coen Brothers Film. No, The Hudsucker Proxy is a lot like the adulation of the far later Intolerable Cruelty: I recognize the cleverness and the craft on display and acknowledge it with a smile, but the film never excites me the way a Big Lebowski or even Burn After Reading scores.
Still, damn sharp writing. VF.
This review of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) was written by Brad G on 28 Aug 2012.
The Hudsucker Proxy has generally received positive reviews.
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