HOW DO YOU TOTALLY MESS UP A KIDNAPPING?~ THIS IS IT~ PLOT: William Macy is PERFECT as the "simpering" looser who's car business is GOING UNDER so how does he save it? HE has his wife kidnapped so HER wealthy father will pay for her return and HE can keep the money for his dying car business~ sounds simple enough? Kidnapper one is Steve Buschemi AS the very repulsive compulsive swearing "brains" of the two and add PSYCHO kidnapper number two..Peter Stormare who has totally VIOLENT outbursts make every possible WRONG thing happen, so they kidnap the wife and HIDE out in a crappy cabin waiting for the BIG pay off~ ADD Harve Presnell AS $$ Father in law~ AND HE decides he needs to drop the money off himself and ends up shooting Buschemi and getting himself killed~ The Local Sheriff is OSCAR WINNING FRANCES MCDERMOND who is pregnant and hot on the trail of the kidnappers with all the clues ADDING up. OUTSTANDING WRITING BY JOEL & ETHAN COEN. YOU will like it better the second time because the COENS love to add side characters that make this funny at times~ and of course they totally loved to exaggerate the accent of the NORTH and phrase "ya know" is very funny and annoying~ ADD the totally cold snow and wind of FARGO in the dead of winter~ MCDERMOND is excellent the low key sheriff who is more than a match for two very scary and weird kidnappers but the showstealer is THE PSYCHO (Stormare) who is a fascinating as he disgusting~ I give this a sold 9 out of 10 for sheer thrills. IF YOU FOUND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE~Read full review
Great movie! I can't buy it anywhere in my rinky-dink town and I haven't seen it anywhere and to find it on eBay for three dollars without having to bid (just "buying it now") was really easy and made me extremely happy. I am myself a Minnesotan and I love this movie so for all of those other Minnesotans out there that hate this movie on principle, get over it. They are simply playing up our accents to make it funnier. I strongly suggest seeing this movie; it has everything. It's funny, scary, serious, and a little dumb all rolled into one great flick. :)
Like other Coen Brothers movies (The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where art Thou) this movie had a serious tone but the humor was mixed in on a more subtle level. In "Fargo", the dialect of most of the characters in the movie is enough of a comic relief. Without the thick northern accents, this movie would almost be too slow and serious to watch. There are a few violent and gorey scenes that make the movie awesome for the gangster-flick lover. There is also a kidnapping plan gone wrong that makes a struggle for those trying to carry it out in the film. Generally I feel like anyone could at least enjoy something about this movie no matter what their taste is.
The accent, the story, the acting, what else could you want in a movie. This movie is so great. Watching Margie noodle through this hairbrained, based on a true story scheme is great. There is nothing bad about this movie, the conematography is great, the acting is fantastic and the story is incredible. Only trutch could stranger than fiction ang the characters in this will have yuou taking on the accent and quoting lines for weeks. Get it, it is fantastic.
A must see. And the extra interviews with the cast are so informative too. I have seen the movie before but when I bought this and saw the extra interviews, I found out things about the movie that I never knew. Being from the midwest originally.....it's funny to hear their strong midwestern accents. I think they are laid on a little thick and the "yahs" are a little over done but they do have down the accent pretty good. Has an excellent story line and wow does it look COLD....Minnesota ya know. You have to see this movie.
great movie. definitely kept my attention. interesting characters, funny points
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I love this movie. The characters are awesome and the plot is a blast!
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Love this movie ! All good actors....Had me laughing thru the whole movie !
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I love this movie.
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It's "Fargo," need I say anymore? Seriously, if you've never watched this movie, you're missing out on Frances McDormand's signature role. She's brilliant, the Cohens are brilliant, the movie's brilliant. Be brilliant and get yourself a copy.
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