Great Movie

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2000)

SPOILER ALERT This was a great movie. It showed to be full of thrill, suspense, some comedy, and many surprises. It was hard for me to believe that it was based on a true story. The film wasn't too long or short it was just perfect. All the scenarios were significant because one lead to the next. It was amazing at what length the producer went to gather all the significant characters to make this movie like Frances McDormand who played Marge Gunderson, the pregnant policewoman with a strong personality. At first when she appeared, I laughed and thought what could she do, she can barely walk. Yet at the end I was impressed at her courage when she approached Peter Stormare, who played Gaear Grimsrud the cool quiet kidnapper, and without hesitation shot him in the leg to arrest him. There were some scenes that were too gruesome to watch, like when the trooper was shot in the head and you could see the blood gushing out of his head. Also the scene when Peter Stormare was pushing Steve Buscemi's body, who played Carl Showalter the other funny looking kidnapper, through the wood chipper. My main point is that this is a must see movie if you haven't seen it before. Trust me, you'll see stuff you would never think you'd see, just keep in mind that the movie was based on a true story!