A must-see

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2014)

Fargo is a movie with a very well done and likable style that definitely made me think about. With its clever plot and its enjoyable script, Fargo does not disappoint. Set between Fargo, North Dakota and Brainerd, Minnesota, the movie comes off with a very strong sense of a small town. This may be because of the excellent performances delivered by William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, and Oscar-winning Frances McDormand. Though the movie is very much so a drama, I found myself grinning at many comical scenes in the movie. The accents are great, Steve Buscemi is a great villain, and William H. Macy is perfect as a man struggling to keep afloat above the debts he owes. The movie is about Jerry Lundegaard, a man facing a mid-life crisis due to the debts that loom over him. To get out of debt, he hires two criminals to kidnap his wife in an effort to trick his father-in-law into paying a ransom for his daughter back. The 80,000 dollars in the ransom would be split between Jerry and the two criminals. But things take a turn for the worse when blood is shed and Jerry makes the unfortunate mistake of trusting criminals. Fargo is clever, unpredictable, and bold so I definitely recommend it.