She had...leukemia

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 2006)

Where do I even begin? Macy was incredible in this movie. Though Frances McDormand won the Oscar (and deservedly so), it was Macy who made the movie. Well, Macy and Buscemi. Think of their dialogue: (Phone rings) "Jerry Lundegard" "Are you alone?" "Well...ya" "Do you know who this is?" "Well, I've got a pretty good idea. (happy voice) How's that ciera working out for ya?!"
Both characters are totally captured in one brief phone conversation. Think how Macy got that sad puppy-dog looking down face when the guy starts calling him a liar because the car came with that Trucoat. Perfect. Macy also had the excellent dialogue with Wade and Stan Grossman, so there's that. And the opening scene when you see him talking to Buscemi about the kidnapping is incredible, so there's that too. SO Macy made the movie. But what elevated it to a whole other level was the inclusion of the scene with Margie and Mike. I mean, what did that have to do with anything? And yet it was genius. Think of some Mike's lines: "Well, it's a Radisson, so it's pretty good." "She had..leukemia." "She fought real hard, Margie." "You're such a SUPA lady!"
Mike should have received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Heck, he shoulda won it! I highly recommend that you watch this film. And watch it a bunch of times. It gets better with each viewing. As Stan Grossman has been known to say, "It's pretty sweet."