A true classic.

Rating: 8/10 (14 September 2019)

I am completing my Coen brothers revision with their most popular movie, "Fargo", a picture that I've seen countless times in the past and every time feels like new. Joel and Ethan Coen write and direct a dark, gloomy and pessimistic Neo-noir film which casts some of the actors who appear in many flicks by the dyad such as Frances McDormand and Steve Buscemi
There is a touch of black humor in the story of "Fargo" and the movie begins with Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Masey), a cars salesman, asking two thugs, portrayed flawlessly by Buscemi and the Swedish thespian, Peter Stormare, to kidnap his own wife in order to take the ransom money. Jerry is involved in massive-scale fraud and he needs cash urgently or else he will have to face the consequences. But unfortunately, Jerry is not built for these kind of endeavors so the plan soon goes awry and blood begins shedding in the small town of Brainerd in Minnesota. Police chief Marge Gunderson (F. McDormand) is the officer that investigates the case of a triple murder, committed by the two criminals who also kidnapped Jerry's wife, Jean. Well, I will not say any more about the plot so you could relish this excellent Neo-noir one-hundred percent.
"Fargo" is darker and gloomier if compared with other Coen's crime films and the cinematography is full of the dull color of snow mirroring the grey sky. The plot moves forward in a steady, rather fast, tempo and there is total absence of redundant scenes or dialogue. It is a tight-plotted movie that counts on its memorable atmosphere, its imagery captured by Joel and Ethan's lens. The performances are also immaculate and the overall result is a film that it's deemed to be considered classic in the future. Any true crime fiction aficionado ought to see this film and I can guarantee that they won't regret it.