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Raising Arizona (1987) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Raising Arizona (1987) a score of 2.9572 out of 4

based on (29) reviews

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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

The Coens are coming from the New Left-Field with this zany answer to the alarmist milk-carton-kids campaign, a send-up of endearing dolts, desperation and disposable diapers. ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

Sync: The Regent Journal of Film and Video (Timothy Wright)

Raising Arizona is filled with imagery both intriguing and thought-provoking. ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at Sync: The Regent Journal of Film and Video (Timothy Wright)

DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)

The lack of extras and the non-anamorphic transfer make this a much less attractive DVD but if you're a fan of the film you won't be disappointed with the clean, widescreen presentation. I'm inclined to speculate that there will be a special edition ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)

New York Times (Vincent Canby)

Like Blood Simple , it's full of technical expertise but has no life of its own. ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

I have a problem with movies where everybody talks as if they were reading out of an old novel about a bunch of would-be colorful characters. They usually end up sounding silly. For ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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