Arizona Dream 1993

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Even at its full length, showing off a more seductive rhythm and the buoyant humanism that is this director's calling card, it remains as ripe a subject for therapy as for criticism. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Depp yet again reveals his unique ability to be the seductive yet compassionate idealist, discovering strength in tenderness. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: You can't stop watching because nobody in the audience, and possibly nobody on the screen, has any idea what's going to happen next. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Imagination is a gift. It bestows power, insight and the ability to dream. It takes courage to dream on a big scale, which is what Emir Kusturica does in Arizona Dream, a wonderfully absurdist comedy... Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The first 'American' film by the director of Time of the Gypsies is every bit as bizarre and imaginative as his earlier work, although it's also maddeningly indulgent and erratic. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Kusturica grafts his sometimes unwieldy Europe-inflected concerns onto brash American landscapes with mixed results. Much is made of dreams that, either spoken of at length or illustrated, are offered in lieu of character development. Read more