The hood is actually incredibly adjustable. It has an adjustable strap on the back of the head/neck to shrink the hood to any size or extend it to a loose size. It also has the normal 2 straps in the front of the hood. You can shrink the hood so that is is smooshed to your face where just your eyes and nose show (no forehead or mouth), or you can extend it to wear an actual helmet underneath the hood. They have come a long way in hood technology. Nice thing too is that when you turn your head the hood doesn't restrict you. It doesn't have a huge lip on the front top of the hood, but i don't think i would really want that. (The whole sacrificing look for comfort thing.) The lip is long enough to keep most of the rain off your face though.

Oh, and the cuffs are adjustable. They have a Velcro strap to tighten or loosen the jacket around the wrists.

If this patagonia wasn't on sale, i would have gone with the Marmot Precip jacket, which has many of the same features and is notably cheaper. However, i have read mixed reviews on the breathability of e Precip.