The Coen brothers have made some remarkable movies (don't miss "Blood Simple"), and this is my favorite of theirs. The story involves the theft of a quintuplet from a couple who obviously have so many babies that they'll never miss just one. It's a comedy. It's a fable. It's a bewilderment. Even the characters' speech patterns are unknown in the natural world. Maybe someday Cliff's Notes will publish an exegesis of "Raising Arizona," and we'll come to a perfect understanding of the fine points of this film. (I understand the relationship between Hi and the biker, but Woody Woodpecker tattoos?) Until then, I'm just going to marvel and laugh.
Review of Raising Arizona
