Arizona Dream
A rebellious young man. With his own version of the future. And his own fantasy of love.
Overview
An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles
I can’t remember the last time that I saw a movie quite like this one. Some parts of the film were absolutely fabulous, other parts (specifically, Depp’s monologues in the early part of the movie) were terrible. But the acting – wow! We all know about Depp and Dunaway, but who knew that Lili Taylor had those kinds of chops? She seems to regularly play meek characters, so it was great to see her kill it in a role where she could stretch out. But as good as so many parts of the movie are, it still felt that there was a better movie in there. It seemed like at times it was trying to be both an epic and a black comedy, and that is a tough line to walk. I would love to see this movie in the hands of a different director.
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Movie title: Arizona Dream
Movie description: An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles
Date published: 2024-08-03
Director(s): Emir Kusturica
Actor(s): Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor, Vincent Gallo, Paulina Porizkova, Michael J. Pollard, Polly Noonan, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Candyce Mason, Alexia Rane, Ann Schulman, Patricia O'Grady, James R. Wilson, Erik Polczwartek, Kim Keo, Sal Jenco, Vincent Tocktoo, Ivan Borodin
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Romance
My Review
I can’t remember the last time that I saw a movie quite like this one. Some parts of the film were absolutely fabulous, other parts (specifically, Depp’s monologues in the early part of the movie) were terrible. But the acting – wow! We all know about Depp and Dunaway, but who knew that Lili Taylor had those kinds of chops? She seems to regularly play meek characters, so it was great to see her kill it in a role where she could stretch out. But as good as so many parts of the movie are, it still felt that there was a better movie in there. It seemed like at times it was trying to be both an epic and a black comedy, and that is a tough line to walk. I would love to see this movie in the hands of a different director.
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My Review - 7/10
7/10