“Raising Arizona” is a very amusing comedy brought to us by the famed Coen brothers (“The Big Lebowski”). It’s far from being perfect but it’s so weird and just so creative that I simply have to recommend it.

In “Raising Arizona”, ex-criminal H.I. McDunnough (Nicolas Cage “Con Air”) and an ex-police officer (Holly Hunter “The Incredibles”) get married but find they can’t have children so they kidnap a baby from a family with four new-borns. With a couple of criminals, who have just escaped prison, and a mean biker by the name of Leonard Smalls (Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb), on their tail, it’s one crazy adventure full of laughs and other outrageous antics.

Nicolas Cage does a great job as H.I. because he goes from ridiculous to serious so effortlessly. The same can be said for Holly Hunter as H.I.’s wife Ed (short for Edwina). The biker character is just superb and whenever he’s onscreen, the laughs just keep coming. One of the best performances comes from John Goodman (“The Artist”, “The Borrowers”) as Goodman is always good fun in my books. All-round, I was pretty happy with the cast and just about everyone made me at the very least smirk from time to time.

“Raising Arizona” is such a strange movie but at the same time, it’s such a fun movie. From beginning to end, it is bizarre, off-beat and just darn right hilarious. Although this type of humour may not impress everybody, I’m more than convinced the masses will be satisfied with this film. This is an interesting comedy because although it doesn’t really delve into any other genres, it is unlike any other comedy film I’ve seen and that’s why it stands out so much. If you like crazy movies that’ll make you chuckle then there is no excuse not to see “Raising Arizona”.