KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

jimbo-53-186511 Ex-con H.I McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) and ex-cop Ed (Holly Hunter) end up married (as unlikely as that sounds), but when they learn that Ed is unable to conceive they make the bold and somewhat misguided decision to kidnap one of the 5 babies fathered by wealthy furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson) on the basis that him and his wife have 'more children than they can handle.' However, when Nathan puts up a $25,000 dollar reward to anyone who can successfully return his missing child back to him this gains the interest of several rather different parties...I watched this film this evening based on its rating and on its write up, but other than that I knew very little about this film. However, when watching this film I kept thinking that the film had a very Coen brothers type vibe to it and it came as little surprise when I saw their names rolling down the screen at the end of the film...Good or bad I'll say one thing for the Coen brothers and that is that they are rather unique filmmakers - the fact I identified this film as being one of theirs without researching it beforehand does prove that their quirky and somewhat unorthodox style does set them apart from the crowd. Despite this though Raising Arizona is still something of a weak offering...The tone is perhaps the biggest problem with this film; they take a serious subject matter (a couple being unable to conceive) and turn it into some kind of goofball chase picture which unfortunately generates few laughs. I often find that the Coen brothers are better when they don't try so hard - THE BIG LEBOWSKI had a daft plot and was pretty stupid, but it was hilarious and proved that the brothers could be funny as long as they didn't try too hard. On the other hand, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE was one of their more serious films but it had an engaging story and worked better because it was a straight story that the brothers played more-or-less straight.Raising Arizona, unfortunately, brings out the worst in the Coen brothers in that it is loud, crass and rather unfunny - they try to combine serious storytelling with goofball antics which simply doesn't work. Hunter and Cage do their best to make the film fun, but as characters they don't evoke much in the way of sympathy and seem rather clichéd and one-dimensional. Having said that, Raising Arizona does at least show that Cage could act a bit (and at this point in his career he probably still cared about what films he appeared in). Hunter gives another sprightly performance and is far better than the picture itself. The only other strong performance comes from Trey Wilson and this film (like Twins) only acts a reminder to the great things that this man could have accomplished had his life not being cut so tragically short. So yes Raising Arizona has the Coen Brothers distinctive style all over it, but sadly like a lot of their films I found this one disappointing, unfunny and over-rated. If you're a big Coen brothers fan then by all means watch it if you must but personally I would rather pull teeth than sit through this abomination again.

Smoreni Zmaj I like comedies, and I love Cage, Hunter and Goodman, but for some reason this movie didn't work for me. It has nice story, great tempo, it's full of good jokes, but simply something was wrong with it. It wasn't funny enough for comedy, and it was too silly for any other genre. Although it has some really unforgettable scenes. Is it me or move... I honestly don't know.7/10

videorama-759-859391 You gotta give these brother filmmakers, 10 for originality. When you go into any Coen brother's film, and I haven't seen many of theirs, you know you're going into something, where they even came through beautifully on the True Grit remake. This here was their second film, worlds apart from the brilliant baby, Blood Simple. The movie is just colorfully entertaining and crazy, from the word, "Go" with great and enjoyable performances to boot. Cage shows us again, how versatile he can be, critic Roger Ebert, calling him the greatest actor, alive, which has me thinking in some ways, may'be he he actually is. He's a repeat ex con who falls for police photographer (Hunter, who gives such a captivating performance, as she does in everything. As not being able to conceive, what does she have hubby do? Steal a baby of course, and this they do, from a score of them, belonging to a big wig couple. Soon they are being sought out by a war hog tracker (Randall Tex Cobb) who you'll never forget, where also Cage's happy family life, is disrupted by the loud intrusion of two escaped ex cons/friends (Goodman and Forsythe-wonderful) who make the dirtiest escape you'll ever see. There are some hilarious moments of wonderful writing in this off the wall peace, a kind of satire if you will about reform, and the American dream, where Hunter makes it so clear, that she wants a kid, where to her dislike, Cage can't keep off the straight and narrow, a scene reminiscent to Natural Born Killers, for some reason, where he steals huggies, and whatever cash is left over in the till. Not every one's gonna like this film, but those that do, it'll be more a case of love, where again these talented brothers, shown us what they're capable of, second time around, and it's originally impressive. What's quizzical, is the original's title's meaning. Again, you won't forget the war hog. If you want escapism and brilliant satire, this is the film to watch, but it will grow on you, and warrant a second viewing. Soundtrack is great.

KineticSeoul This really is a strange and bizarre movie and I don't mean bizarre as in "Eraserhead" where it's very difficult to follow what is going on. You actually can follow the story fairly easily, it's just the character interactions and what they do just came off so strange. And sometimes even way over the top. Watching this movie was like watching a children's fairy-tale for adults. It's like the location in this movie is bizarre land with strange and quirky characters. Nicholas Cage was just right for this role as a likable incompetent ex-convict that falls in love with a female cop. But the female cop wants a baby, but she is infertile. So the couple decides to rob a baby from parents that have like 5 babies so they decide to steal one of them. After that just mayhem and weird interactions ensues. While "Miller's Crossing" (another Coen brothers's film) is a tightly written plot with snappy and sharp dialogue. This seems to be a film the Coen brothers just made to have fun with. Coen brothers often writes memorable and stand out characters and in this it's full of quirky ones. Not necessarily memorable but they are quite quirky and really has that indie vibe going for it. This is a cult film that will be a hit for some and others will just not like it. This is suppose to be a comedy and most of the jokes comes from the over outrageous visual humor and exaggerated expressions. I personally thought it was watchable, but will probably never watch it again. 6.3/10