Weird yet absorbing

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2000)

The plot just kind of meanders along, not going anywhere much of the time. And a lot of this is just plain weird. And yet there's something about this that fascinated me. Was it the funky accents? (No offense to Minnosotans; I've never been there, so this was kind of a shock.) The stark shots of snowy days? The music? The performances? The darkly funny bits? The realism? Who knows? Maybe it is over-rated, but it sure does grow on you...