Dark, brilliant, and quirky

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2017)

When most people think of the Coen Brothers, they turn to Fargo. It's what they are known for. It has every stylistic element that makes their movies unique and relevant. Dark, biting humor, murder, quirky characters and dialogue.
A sinister plot turns a husband into a criminal and a wife into a victim. The small-town folk of Fargo North Dakota are all part of the action. It's a depressing and bleak story, with not a whole lot of redeemable characters. It's all sad. The Coen weave a tragicomic tapestry with wit and substance, really and deeply creating cinematic art without pushing the audience away with any pretension.
The soundtrack is also memorable. A stark, grating Scandinavian fiddle sets a somber tone for the whole film. It matches the bone-white landscape of nowhere Dakota, where the tragedy unfolds for everyone.
The dialogue is all quotable, so witty it is. Most characters are crafted carefully and full of many brilliantly invented qualities.
This film is simply brilliant. Highly recommended to each and everyone. It's dark, bleak, and hilarious. Classic Coen.