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My favorite Coen film - am I the only one?


I've been completely bewildered reading these boards! I love the Coen Brothers, and Hudsucker Proxy is easily my favorite movie, so imagine my surprise to find so many people unhappy with it.

It seems to me that the biggest complaints are with the music and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Well, as for the music, I honestly didn't notice, but it's not unlike the Coen's to have some strange sound elements (god, the fan in Blood Simple? talk about grating), but! But Jennifer Jason Leigh was the reason I loved the movie initially. I think she's charming and funny. I love the "shut up" scene, which I think really encapsulates her character best: fast-talking, ball-busting, knows-what-she-wants kind of gal. It was all very His Girl Friday, which works so well for a movie this campy.

I think that may be the biggest complaint with the movie at large: it's campy as hell. The Coen's movies have a tendency to revel in a sort of dry, acerbic humor (excluding, of course, The Big Lebowski ((who can qualify that?))), and Hudsucker does break that chain.

I love the camp, the slightly off screw-ball comedy. I love the concept ("you know, for kids" being one of my favorite movie quotes ever). Anyone here like it as much as I do?
Zach

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I just watched it and I have to say it's a magnificent work of film-making! Really funny and tender with great performances all around, it feels a lot like a Christmas movie, it has that same kind of spirit. Reminds me of It's A Wonderful Life.

I wouldn't say it's my favourite Coen Brothers movie, but it's probably my favourite amongst their "feel good" films, it's fantastic.

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It's my favorite too. I've often thought attending business college contributed to that.

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O Brother Where Art Thou slightly edges this one out as my favorite Coen Bros movie, but this is definitely up there. I love it. And I totally agree about Jennifer Jason Leigh. I love her performance here.

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

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