"Little things mean a lot..."

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 1999)

What I really love about this movie, as with all the Coens' movies, are the small eccentric touches. The boy in his room, fretting over his kidnapped mother, and with a poster on the wall that says "Polka Kings", and shows a lederhosen-clad accordion player (as well as the accordion and sheet music in his room). But better still are the small roles: the irate customer ("These guys! It's always more!"), Mr. Mohra ("..she says I should call it in, so I called it in. End of story."), Mike Yamagita (Steve Park from In Living Color!), etc. And of course, Frances McDormand's very pregnant police chief with a mind like Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most appealing character I've seen in any movie.
Also, I love that haunting theme music. There's so much more I could say about this movie, but it's probably already been said. Destined to be a classic.