Synopsis
Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, the life of Cassie Fowler, a single mother and struggling realtor, goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.
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Cast
- Danny McBrideSonny
- Rosemarie DeWittCassie
- Lolli SorensonMorgan
- Luke WilsonScott
- Elizabeth GilliesKelsey
- Kaitlin OlsonVicki
- David Alan GrierCoburn
- Travis HammerShane
- Kevin WigginsMr. Boychuk
- Audrey WaltersMrs. Boychuk
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Danny McBride is at his funniest and scariest in Arizona, a darkly comic film noir that works well as both a violent thriller and as a ruthless satire of over-extended American dreamers. - 58
The Playlist
The potential of this movie’s premise might have been squandered by cliches, but McBride and DeWitt keep it watchable. - 50
The Film Stage
Despite its brief runtime, the film runs out of steam well before its climax. - 50
Village Voice
Director Jonathan Watson’s super-violent Arizona is a well-done but chilly and essentially unlovable black comedy with one tiny spark of warmth — Rosemarie DeWitt’s performance. - 50
ReelViews
First-time director Jonathan Watson crafts a film that’s neither funny nor exciting, although it often seems to be straining to be one or the other. It’s a tonal mess and its inconsistencies make it a frustrating viewing experience. - 40
Variety
As a debut film, Arizona shows that Watson could become a director with interesting ideas, but this housing crisis horror comedy is definitely just a rental. - 38
RogerEbert.com
Arizona might have worked better as a smart-ass social commentary if its tsk-tsking of consumerist myopia wasn't so consistently on the nose and its plot didn't swiftly devolve into slasher movie cliches. - 35
Film Journal International
the film, set in 2009, misses its comic target by a mile, resulting in a dumbfounding collision of unsympathetic characters always choosing the most moronic thing to do in any given situation.
