Release: Arizona

Arizona
Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Drama
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Jacob Jones
Cast: Tessa Thompson, Kristen Stewart, Tyler James Williams, Mackenzie Davis, Elijah Wood, Ryan Guzman






Budget: $25,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $15,065,007
Foreign Box Office: $7,957,489
Total Profit: -$19,998,044

Reaction: Certainly not the box office turnout we were hoping for after how well Jacob Jones' most recent film, Gathering of the Wolves, performed. Hopefully Jones' final film of the season, Super Grover, does a bit better.

"The mix of genres Arizona attempts did not work well for me at all. You cannot take the drama seriously when you have touching moments broken up by meerkat-centric humor - Yes, you read that right. The three leading ladies all do good work in their roles, although Elijah Wood feels very out of place in this film. It's not an absolutely terrible film, and surely some will appreciate it, I'm just not one of them." - Frank Estelle, Boca Breeze

"While I tend to be against any film that subjects its audience to awful Josh Groban music, Arizona isn't all bad. It's a bit of a tonal mess at times with the drama and comedy not mixing particularly well, but the characters are well-drawn and story is coherent. I know that sounds like faint praise, but it is still praise." - Jeff Stockton, The Roundup

"After liking the latest outings written by Jacob Jones, this one didn't feel as enjoyable to me. First off while I think the casting is talented, none of the main cast stands out to be particular good at being funny to me. I do like the creativity which gives the movie a mysterious tension in the beginning. The story does feel adventurous but it all seems too random almost absurd, which probably could have worked if the jokes were working better. It's neither a good adventure nor a good comedy movie. I also felt like after the mysterious build up, the ending was pretty unsatisfying." - Ron Gardocki, Los Angeles Express

Rated PG-13 for some strong language