The Hudsucker Proxy

A window. A case. And suddenly: success. THE HUDSUCKER PROXY is a fairy tale in Art Deco garb, a screwball symphony with criticism of capitalism set to the beat of a typewriter. Tim Robbins rises from the mailroom to the boss's office in 24 hours – thanks to an idea that looks like nothing: a tyre. Jennifer Jason Leigh fires off salvos of dialogue, Paul Newman pulls the strings. A film like a hula hoop: playful, precise, hypnotic – a screwball symphony with criticism of capitalism in time with the typewriter.
(Otto Römisch)