Review of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) by Kevin O — 04 Jan 2012

Wow, what a spectacular example of all surface and no substance. Actors we love and directors we admire come together to create a train wreck of a film.

I first saw this as it was running on a cable channel like HBO, in mid-movie, not knowing what it was nor who had produced it. I had to see it from the beginning so I rented it and lasted about 20 minutes before hitting "eject" on the remote. Gaaaa.

It's big, it's huge it's loud, and... not the least bit funny, interesting, or believable. Who cares about these characters? I know people who tend to like a certain actor-turned-politician (the one who is running for the presidency in '08) probably will also love this movie. If image is everything, this movie has everything for you.

Please let's not make another one of these.