The Hudsucker Proxy
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Movie Reviews of The Hudsucker Proxy
Movie Review: A BLOCKBUSTER THAT, INTRIGUINGLY, NEVER QUITE BECAME ONE!
Summary: 5 Stars
If Fargo could bag an Oscar, The Hudsucker Proxy should be Required Viewing. To put it simply, this is sheer genius on tape, there really is so little not to like about this film. The Coens attempted to revive the screwball comedy genre, and boy did they do it. Tim Robbins enjoys himself immensely as the gormless mailroom boy promoted to company President in the space of one day as a patsy to allow boardroom creeps to gain control of the Hudsucker company. Jennifer Leigh's amalgam of Katharine Hepburn/Rosalind Russell/Jean Arthur (from the 1930s) is priceless. I personally felt Paul Newman was a bit wasted in his role, but that's just me.
However, these performances would be for nothing if it wasn't for the marvellous script- witness the boardroom scenes in which the directors discuss how many floors it was that Mr Hudsucker fell ("not including the mezzanine") or the scene in which they interrogate Norville about his new invention. The script is also responsible for the fantastic line "Y'know, for kids!" which means nothing if you haven't seen the movie but now always makes me laugh whenever I think of it.
Film making at its finest. Rent it, steal it, embezzle it -- but watch this gem!
Movie Review: ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LONG, MOVIE-LOVIN' LIFE
Summary: 5 Stars
THis movie is about Business. Ameican business. Another reviewer compared it to HOW TO SUCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT TRYING, and that's not a bad comparison, because business success is for schmucks. A Schmuck with a brain, sometimes, but a Schmuck with Luck more often than not.
Who invented the Hula-Hoop? I won't waste your time or mine describing the plot of the movie. It's just too out-of-your-mind fabulous! Better, I'll remind you of something of Goethe's -- THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE -- and the Dukas tone poem (which you may remember with Mickey Mouse in Disney's FANTASIA). Only here, in PROXY, the Mouse wins. Bigtime.
Tim Robbins is wonderful, unbelievable, and I nearly shat my skivvies when he fell out of that skyscraper. And the great Paul Newman redeemed himself for all the schlak he did for money.
Give yourself a break: Buy it and watch it as often as you need to. That is, when you look in the mirror, mornings and see signs you're either turning into a schmuck, or into something worse. OK, watching it may not help. Maybe the problem is in your genes? But at least you'll get some laughs out of it.
Movie Review: The Alpha and the Omega
Summary: 5 Stars
The Coens' Masterwork merits a place in the upper echelon of hysteria and oblique humour. The near cameo placement of Bruce Campbell is a wonderful homage, and my only regret is the utterly overplayed role of Jennifer Jason Leigh. Her character's treatment is admirable but the vocal 240 wpm is a bit grating at times. Notice Steve Buscemi survives an appearance in a Coen Bros. film also! His hepcat/beatster bartender is in no way murdered! Go figure. Robbins is as always, delightful, and Paul Newman is in high form and cast perfectly as the embodiment of corporate greed with Hudsucker Industries. The plot of "use and discard a substitute to plummet stock value and swoop in and buy company on the ...[low cost]-gone wrong" is most definitely entertaining. And the narration breaks are fantastic, probably the best edited film of the mid-90's. A must have for any connisuer of the Coens. A great New Years flick (for obvious reasons) that sort of hearkens back to the days of William Powell and the Thin Man series. Only our hero is a paradoxical "genius"; not a decisive, witty highball swilling madman. Watch it twice for the subtleties.Movie Review: Absolute Perfection.
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot say enough about this movie, and, after seeing it for the third time, I remain amazed by the skill and power of the Coen brothers. That they were able to put together a master plot while making every subfacet and tertiary character of this film incredibly interesting is nothing short of astounding. The Hudsucker Proxy is a flawless work of art that cannot be confused with real life. Many of its elements are wonderfully overstated and some of its sequences need to be replayed several times in order to grasp their grandeur--in particular, the scene in which Robbins is promoted from the mailroom in which everyone's laughs continuously and uncontrollably. That was an incredible clip and I think I'll view it again after writing this. Furthermore, Jennifer Jason Leigh's accent is priceless as is the send up of the old school newsroom. As for Newman, well he's Newman so nothing more needs to be said. Seeing this again reminded me that the Coens have more than one film I'd give 100 stars out of 100 to (Miller's Crossing). The Hudsucker Proxy is nothing short of spectacular.Movie Review: A Fantabulous Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is one of those movies that you don't mind watching again...and again....and again....and again... An odd gem that just sticks with you, and becomes a classic on you shelf.It has all the detail and quirks of the classic movies from an ere long gone by, yet is in the comedic beat of today. The humor is like every other coen brother movie, with the same mix of wit and physical humor that is their trademark. You almost feel embarrassed for Norville Barnes, and at the same time, can snicker at his predicaments. (Anyone else notice that when he dreams, he doesn't think women have bellybuttons?) It's odd little details like that that really are over the top.
All the details point to what it does best -- poke fun at a bygone era -- the '50's. Anything like that is worth a looksee.
The only regret for me is that there isn't any extra features about this movie. I would really like to know what the actors and the director thought of this movie in retrospect. Or at least know what went into cooking up such an experience as this.