A Great Film By The Brothers Coen

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2013)

.The Coen Brothers truly outdid themselves with "Fargo". Sure they've scored big with other projects like "Raising Arizona", "Barton Fink" and Blood Simple", but "Fargo" is and always will be the film that really stood the test of time as one of the more successful films that the Coen Brothers ever produced. Next to "Pulp Fiction", "Fargo" is one of the best modern day noir film with the Coen formula of tragedy mixed with high prolific humour and violence that will make anyone's blood curdle.
"Fargo" is one of those obscure movies that has no real negative sayings about it. Based on actual events that occurred in Noth Dakota/Minnesota in 1987, the movie tells the tale about a financially unstable car dealer named Jerry Lundergaard (William H. Macy) as he cooks up a plot to have his wife Jen (Kristin Rudrud) kidnapped. So he hires two thugs (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormere) who are kind of short on brains and seem to mess things up all the time. This leads to the local Sheriff Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) to seek justice on this whole predicament.
What makes this film really special compared to other Coen Brothers films is that the script provides a very diabolical dark humour and the dialogue is near perfect thank mainly to the leading performers William H. Macy and the very funny but effective Frances McDormand. The Coens who were from Minneapolis deliberately made the actors utilize these distinct accents and lingo to get the effect of living in the Minnesota, North Dakota area. It may look and sound over the top and maybe annoying at times to some, but believe me that is how the spoke. It is in no way shape or form a cliché.
The camera angles truly exhibits artistic integrity like the Coens intend in all their movies and no scene or camera angle is wasted. They even succeed in making more mundane scenes equally engaging to watch. And sure the comedy here is the blackest of all black comedies, there are some lighter elements to it. sort of like what they did in "Blood Simple" and this was proved very effective.
The only thing I have to say is go see the movie and bring a buddy or two or more and have a great time watching it. Don't let the generic title fool as not many scenes are set in Fargo, North Dakota. But just by watching the movie I guarantee too you may want to bring a thermos with a hot beverage because this movie will in more ways than one chill you to the bone.