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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

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5: excellent
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2.00

Set in the corporate boardrooms of New York in the 50s, this movie is about a mailroom clerk (Tim Robbins) who becomes the head of Hudsucker Industries, but is really there to be manipulated by Paul Newman for his own shady purposes. I wanted to like this movie's premise and style, but eventually it's just too much to take. It showcases a lot of old fashioned movie devices that we've come to expect from the Coen Brothers, but where exactly is this movie going? By far my least favorite of their works.
— marty