Raising Arizona

I was slowly suffering from Nicholas Cage withdrawal, so I decided to let Netflix choose a Nic Cage movie for me; they recommended “Raising Arizona”. I particularly like the cover, mainly because Cage has the weirdest hair style and a moustache, and moustaches are cool. I was expecting this to be one of the goofier of Cage’s movie, which some people don’t find amusing but I find super entertaining. Click more to see if I liked this movie.

The story of this movie goes a something like this. H.I. McDonnough (Cage) is a regular at a local prison because of the many convience store robbery his done. But one day he realizes he needs to start his life, so he marries a police woman, Edwina (Holly Hunter). They live in a small mobile home in the middle of the desert; they try many times to start a family by making a baby. After news from the doctor that Edwina is infertile, they decide they should steal a baby from the local millionaire (Nathan Arizona) whose wife had quintuples. As the lovely couple are raising their child, H.I’s friends from the jail come by and visit. After learning the kid is Nathan’s kid, and there is a reward for returning his kid. The jailors make it a goal to return the kid for the cash reward. At the same time, a freelance tracker is hired to find the baby for Nathan. The whole movie is about everyone chasing after the baby for their own needs.

Prefect Family.

I have to start off by saying this movie is real goofy and quirky. I thought this movie could have been a cartoon with its sense of humour and acting. And I am not saying the acting is bad, but it did nothing for me. I was expecting Cage to make more funny faces, but he was kind of a letdown for that. I think my favourite characters were the two jailors; Gale and Evelle Snoats (John Goodman and Willaim Forsythe). They were stupid and the trouble they would get into, I smirked a few times. I mean, they were the cartoony bad guys that had the most comical obstacles in their way.

What really made this movie enjoyable was the humour. It was childish, immature and slightly witty comedy. It could easily be a family movie, but there are a few curse words. There are a few reoccurring jokes that make me laugh, and just the overall innocence of the movie. Though I kind of wanted more from the Freelance man (Randall Cobb), there is real little of him, he only shows up an hour through the movie and has only a few scenes. But that would be my only complaint.

I liked this movie; it is a good Sunday afternoon movie. It isn’t to complex and the simple humour should keep your interest. Nicholas Cage is below par for in my opinion but John Goodman kept a small smile on my face. And just the whole movie being about a lovely couple, 2 run-aways and a tough freelancer running after a baby is just goofy and loveable.