I'm an action film buff, and frankly I'm not into dramas. Why? Well, the slow melodramatic pace bores me. Also, I don't have the film school sophistication to enjoy the editing and makeup, for example, if the plot and characters are awful.
But I've found the Coen brothers' work accessible, especially "O Brother Where Art Thou". And Raising Arizona was a worthwhile comedy -- original and interesting. I couldn't identify with the protagonists, and there were some slightly surreal bits that dropped me out of the film, and this was definitely a comedy / drama. And I have not quite forgiven "Holly Hunter" for the horrid "The Piano". But there was plenty of wacky and I laughed out loud several times.
Who should see this film:
-- comedy lovers who think a bit of wacky will make up for
a bit of drama.
-- drama lovers. Don't expect a romance.
-- Art film types who will get all the stuff I didn't get
I'll give "Raizing Arizona" a 7 out of 10.
But I've found the Coen brothers' work accessible, especially "O Brother Where Art Thou". And Raising Arizona was a worthwhile comedy -- original and interesting. I couldn't identify with the protagonists, and there were some slightly surreal bits that dropped me out of the film, and this was definitely a comedy / drama. And I have not quite forgiven "Holly Hunter" for the horrid "The Piano". But there was plenty of wacky and I laughed out loud several times.
Who should see this film:
-- comedy lovers who think a bit of wacky will make up for
a bit of drama.
-- drama lovers. Don't expect a romance.
-- Art film types who will get all the stuff I didn't get
I'll give "Raizing Arizona" a 7 out of 10.