A realistic and raw tale of coming-of-age insecurities with a hearty dose of skate culture nostalgia.
A realistic and raw tale of coming-of-age insecurities with a hearty dose of skate culture nostalgia.
The film has a surprising low-budget feel that’s well-suited to Chazelle’s style and doesn’t stray far from his indie film roots.
While this may not go down in history as one of Redford’s greatest films, it’s filled with iconic shots, a great soundtrack, and bittersweet, award-worthy performances.
If you go into this one expecting to be entertained, it delivers. Just don’t count on too many laughs.
“Arizona” may be lacking in originality but it is thrilling, funny, silly and bloody, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
This tedious, arrogant film is precisely the type of pretentious, style-over-substance, arty crap that makes audiences hate movies like this.