great writing + great acting = great movie

Rating: 10/10 (29 July 2002)

The Coen brothers are excellent filmmakers. Their writing here is so precise and so spot on. "Fargo" was well deserving of it's academy award for best screenplay. And the acting by everyone involved is nothing short of fantastic. I couldn't begin to do justice to everyone's performances, so I won't even try.
A lot of people I know don't dig this movie, and I can see why, it's not everyone's bag. It's a pretty normal story, but made great by fantastic writing and acting. I admit I wasn't blown away the first time I saw it, but like most of my favorite movies, I didn't fall in love with it until I watched it a second time.
"Maybe it's a subconscious type thing."
"Yah, that can happen."