A surprisingly upbeat and chipper film, yet still carrying their trademark biting satire, the Coen Brother's fifth feature was, and still is, a bit of a black sheep in their filmography. Instead of a brooding neo-noir like Miller's Crossing and Blood Simple, or the strange fever dream surrealism of Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy instead takes its cues from the wild screwball zaniness of Raising Arizona, but instead of the quirky outback of Arizona, the

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Rating Scale:

12/10—a complete masterpiece; flawless and outstanding
11/10—Excellent, near-perfect film
10/10—the standard rating; awesome film with a couple of flaws
9/10—a wonderful film with several flaws
8/10–a great film with numerous flaws but not enough to ruin it

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