An inspiration.

Rating: 10/10 (20 September 2000)

This movie I saw for the first time in winter of 1999. I didn't really pay much attention to it because I was tired and I had seen two other rentals prior to this one. I thought to myself, nothing special. Then about a month to a month and a half ago I saw it at the flea market here for sale at $5. There wasn't much else to do or buy so I got it. I watched it again and it blew me away. It is such a well constructed plot with many twists and turns and incredibly well developed and sympathetic characters. I found a new respect for John Goodman's acting abilities. I had always thought that Jeff Bridges was ok but his performance here made his stock go up in my personal opinion. Then you have other people who made the movie a delight like John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Julianne Moore. The Coen Brothers have an amazing talent for screenplay writing and I can't wait for their next project. It has even inspired me more to write a little something myself.