Thursday 6 January 2011

Raising Arizona
(1987)

RATING:100%
FORMAT:DVD



Exceptional work from the Coen Brothers - probably the best filmmakers in the US now (2010) - about the responsibilities of parenthood. There is solace here for the barren and those who, through the misadventures of their youth, can never go back and change the past to change the future. In this, they must accept the consequences of their youthful folly - maturely and independently; their only recourse - the company of those who have made similar mistakes - not the incessant whining of losers and no-hopers.

The directors put no foot wrong here and they are ably assisted by some exceptional performances, especially from Frances McDORMAND and Holly HUNTER, the latter of whom manages to make you simultaneously laugh and cry for her very female plight. Emotionally over-amped to excellent emotional affect, this compares favorably with the best of Bollywood.


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