Greatest movie of the 90s

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2003)

Warning:May contain spoilers.
Very closely followed by Pulp Fiction, Fargo is definitely the best film of the 90s. It is the perfect mixture of comedy, drama, violence, suspence, great acting, and even greater dialogue.
The story revolves around a middle-aged car salesman(William H. Macy) who makes a deal with two thugs(Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare), to kidnap his wife, in order to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law(Harve Presnell) to pay off all his debts. After they kidnap his wife, and have a very bloody encounter with a state trooper, on comes the pregnant police officer Marge Gunderson(Frances McDormand)to track down the criminals. As Marge gets closer, the job goes haywire, and what could've been a simple job, turns out to be a blood bath.
Macy is great as afraid Jerry Lundegaard. He is the one who starts all the trouble, and causes everything. Macy was nominated for his performance, but lost to Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire. It's great fun to watch Macy pretend to know what he is doing even though he has no idea. Also, playing a man who is pushed off the edge of his simple life, after his boss and father-in-law, refuses to pay attention to his new business deals
Steve Buscemi gives the greatest performance of his career, playing the over the top criminal, Carl Showalter. His great performance brings life and excitement, to this otherwise stale movie. It shows that it takes a lot to bring him down(woodchipper).
Frances McDormand won her only oscar for best actress, for playing police cheif Marge Gunderson. The midwest chick who'll stop at nothing to catch the criminals she's after.
After the first time you see Fargo, you may not like it, but you'll find yourself wanting to watch it over and over again, until you do. It strikes you like no other movies made in the 90s did. The Coen brothers won the oscar for their amazing screenplay. This movie is a masterpiece. Out of ten stars, it gets ten, with a bullit.