A Unique, Funny and Entertaining Crime Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (30 October 2016)

I wasn't really sure what I was going to think of this movie when I sat down to watch it because while I don't always agree with The Coen Brothers sense of humour I've always found them to be excellent directors of action and actors and I'm glad to say that I thought this film was fantastic. Fargo has a perfect run time it never drags for a single second yet everything is wrapped up perfectly in the relatively short run time. I really thought that the accents in this film were going to get on my nerves after a while but they didn't it fit perfectly with the characters and its actually another thing that makes this film so unique. From scene one William H Macy impressed my he was just so perfect at being a pathetic and slimy human being and while you don't ever side with what he's trying to do you kind off in a way sympathise with him because of all the hardships he's has and absolutely earned his Oscar nomination. Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare were both fantastic in this film I thought they bounced of each other perfectly and created for some really entertaining dialogue scenes between the two. The whole plot of the kidnapping gone wrong was exhilarating seeing all the characters trying to avoid the law and getting caught hiding evidence and double crossing each other made for some great tension and gave this film its entertainment value but the thing I absolutely hated about this film was the character of Marge Gunderson. She stopped this movie from being perfect, don't get me wrong I thought that Frances McDormand was great in this film but the character was just so annoying her interaction with her husband was awkward and annoying to watch and at the bare minimum it just wasn't as interesting as the kidnapping plot. She just didn't need to be in this movie and it really held this film back for me. I'm not going to say that McDormand was bad in this film but I can't say that same for he character or her arc but luckily this film had far to much good in it for one character to ruin it for me.
I really enjoyed Fargo it's a non-stop crime thriller with a great movie plot and it's perfect paced despite the atrocious female lead.
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