So true it can't be.

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2003)

A woman apparently died in the snow looking for Buscemi's money. Why? Because it was based on a true story, or so it said.
It's funny how true to real-life this film is. You've got the good guys, living in happy little families and caring for one another, and then you got the bad guys, drifters, loners having to pay for love.
The dialogue is real, all the turning back on yourself, repeating yourself because you thought it would be funny or appropriate the second time. The "minnesota nice" dialogue, always trying to deal with confrontation by being nice and friendly.
The performances make it real, well deserved for Frances McDormand as Marge "you betcha" Gunderson. Buscemi is great as the bumbling thug. And Macy also is great as the salesmen hiring two men to kidnap his wife.
The funny thing is though, it's not a true story. The Coens said that they couldn't find a true story real enough, so they made one up. So real infact, that a woman gave her life because she believed it.