Brrrrrrr...Cold Hearter Villains in a Cold Hearted Place...Awesome

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2015)

Granted this movie did not have all of the kind of stuff I normally gravitate towards. Missing were the car chases, the shootouts and heroes clad in tights and cape. I would have walked away if others had not coaxed me into sitting through this. Am I glad they did. This definitely was not the dud I thought it might have been. I was glued to the screen from beginning to end. This potboiler of a murder mystery had me sitting at the edge of my seat from the opening credits. Every scene perfectly introduced...leading the viewer into the next. This is a well crafted story with an outstanding cast. First we have a perfectly shaky and conniving William H. Macy - you just know he is up to no good. Let's face it, this guy has guilty written all over him even when he is completely innocent. And then you've got Marge "You got Arby's all Over Me" Gunderson who just happens to be one clever(and unintentionally funny) Chief of Police. She is a natural crime solver, with an analytical mind who is bound and determined to get to the bottom of the crime. I know, I know – it all kind of sounds like a rehash of a rehash of a rehash...it isn't...it gets better. For one thing, "Fargo" is so bitterly cold, nature is naturally more angry than normal. On top of the wind, the cold and the snow...you have these two snakes in the grass...well that would actually be snakes in the snow. These two jewels of humanity (played by Peter Stormare and Steve Buscemi (awesome firefighter by the way.)) match the horrible weather conditions. These guys have no respect for life. Sounding good so far? Well just wait. The main star of this movie is probably the wood chipper. It has no lines, no dancing skits or no songs...but it does have a few minutes of fame. If you have not seen the movie yetjust think about wood-chipper and the cool things you can do with it. I won't spoil it and go any farther. What I will say is that I highly recommend this movie – it is a nail biter.