Raising Arizona 1987

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Like Blood Simple, it's full of technical expertise but has no life of its own. Read more

Pat Graham, Chicago Reader: The cartoon vision of southwestern tackiness doesn't cut very deep, but the mise-en-scene is packed with clever clutter. Read more

Pauline Kael, New Yorker: Raising Arizona is no big deal, but it has a rambunctious charm. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: What we have here is a film shot down by its own forced and mannered style. Read more

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: To their old fascination with Sunbelt pathology, to their side-winding Steadicam and pristine command of screen space, the Coens have added a robust humor, a plot that keeps outwitting expectations and a...dollop of sympathy for their forlorn kidnapers. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Starting from a point of delirious excess, the film leaps into dark and virtually uncharted territory to soar like a comet. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: While film is filled with many splendid touches and plenty of yocks, it often doesn't hold together as a coherent story. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A wacky, happy, daring, darkly comic tale of parenting outside the law. Read more