This movie came and went in theatres, not helped by its weird name and lack of car chases. It's written and directed by the Coen brothers (Joel and Ethan), best known recently for Fargo, but also loved for Raising Arizona and Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink (which, by the way, I hate), and Blood Simple.

Hudsucker is their most underrated film. The story line, a fictional account of the sap that brought us the hula hoop, is almost secondary to the amazing writing and the gorgeousness of this movie. It's an homage to Frank Kapra films (like It's a Wonderful Life), and it has that same sentimental feel, but it also has amazingly funny, fast, brilliant moments which you just have to see to get. If you've seen these other Coen movies and just not gotten their sense of humor, you might want to start out easy with Raising Arizona or Fargo.

Hudsucker is not bloody like Fargo, or farcical like Arizona. It's...classic-feeling. Tim Robbins is our hero, Norville Barnes, and a host of familiar supporting actors buoys him - notably Paul Newman. Jennifer Jason Leigh is the dame, and I will admit it took me three viewings of this movie to get used to her mannerisms and voice, but she is just right. This movie is delicious like ice cream. My friend Sam says, "You can't write dialogue like this," yet they did and it's great. Rich, textured, and if you're one of those gaffe watchers on the hunt for continuity errors, you won't find a one, despite amazingly complicated background stuff.

The music is huge, the sets are fabulous 40's, and the script deserves a way bigger fan base.

Go to Hollywood, Blockbuster, Vulcan, wherever, just go.