Fargo has long been one of those film I have wanted to watch but never really had the chance to get around to. But I woke up early this morning and it was on Netflix so I decided to give it a whirl.
Fargo tells the story of Jerry Lundegaard, played by William H Macy, who wants to swindle his own wife and father-in-law out of $1m by staging a Kidnapping. Unfortunately he hires inept kidnapping duo Carl (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear (Peter Stormare) to carry out the job and their bungling ways send everything the wrong way. Frances McDormand is the pregnant Officer Marge Gunderson who becomes dedicated to tracking down the crime from start to finish.
The Coen Brothers have really out together a unique film here. It’s brilliance comes from the dark comedy seeping through William H Macy’s slimy car-salesman turned crook performance, and deep into Steve Buscemi’s script-powered delivery. Stormare’s crook downplays his part and is understated, whilst the greed and psychotic ways bubble away inside him, blowing up now and then with bloody results.
McDormand is great as the sleepy-town officer investigating everything, albeit two steps behind, and her slow-ways fits in with the whole feel of the film. There may be murders going on, but there’s always time to discuss the weather, or postage stamps, and it’s down the the great writing of Ethan & Joel that this works.
Dialogue-heavy but executed to perfection, Fargo is currently listed at #129 in IMDb’s top films, and I am glad I have finally watched it.
Watching Fargo by the Coen brothers, one can't help but focus on specific things that simply shine in the movie like; the accents and the humor. The mystery of this film lies in one's inability to categorize it as a certain genre, you come out of the movie not knowing exactly if you'd
just watched a comedy, a satirical tragedy, a crime thriller or what, which is a positive point in my opinion because it makes my mind go places and stop me from committing a great mistake that we all can't help but commit which is; labeling.
I believe that one of the important highlights of the movie is the fact that everything gets out of hand in such a short time and that's what keeps the viewer into the movie; the anticipating of wanting to find out what worse could possibly happen and finding out just a few minutes
later. In the end, as a spectator, if I were to rate Fargo I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 as it's enjoyable but doesn't stimulate one's thinking in a serious way.
There is something about William H. Macy perfomance/character that got under my skin. yah didn't like it. Outside of that, the performances of Frances McDormand, Peter Stromare and Steve Buscemi where great and all had great comedic moments. Still, I think No Country for Old Man and The Big Lebowski are much more interesting works by the Coen Brothers.
Either you love it, or you hate it. It's definitely more amusing if you're from the Mid-West, but I could understand somebody not from around that area disliking it
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DerHammer
Overrated piece of drivel, an utter turd of a movieSkyscore
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Fucking OVERRATEDsharaths
Shitty movie... yeaaFameAsser
From my Blog at http://www.fameasserlufc.wordpress.comFargo has long been one of those film I have wanted to watch but never really had the chance to get around to. But I woke up early this morning and it was on Netflix so I decided to give it a whirl.
Fargo tells the story of Jerry Lundegaard, played by William H Macy, who wants to swindle his own wife and father-in-law out of $1m by staging a Kidnapping. Unfortunately he hires inept kidnapping duo Carl (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear (Peter Stormare) to carry out the job and their bungling ways send everything the wrong way. Frances McDormand is the pregnant Officer Marge Gunderson who becomes dedicated to tracking down the crime from start to finish.
The Coen Brothers have really out together a unique film here. It’s brilliance comes from the dark comedy seeping through William H Macy’s slimy car-salesman turned crook performance, and deep into Steve Buscemi’s script-powered delivery. Stormare’s crook downplays his part and is understated, whilst the greed and psychotic ways bubble away inside him, blowing up now and then with bloody results.
McDormand is great as the sleepy-town officer investigating everything, albeit two steps behind, and her slow-ways fits in with the whole feel of the film. There may be murders going on, but there’s always time to discuss the weather, or postage stamps, and it’s down the the great writing of Ethan & Joel that this works.
Dialogue-heavy but executed to perfection, Fargo is currently listed at #129 in IMDb’s top films, and I am glad I have finally watched it.
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Watching Fargo by the Coen brothers, one can't help but focus on specific things that simply shine in the movie like; the accents and the humor. The mystery of this film lies in one's inability to categorize it as a certain genre, you come out of the movie not knowing exactly if you'djust watched a comedy, a satirical tragedy, a crime thriller or what, which is a positive point in my opinion because it makes my mind go places and stop me from committing a great mistake that we all can't help but commit which is; labeling.
I believe that one of the important highlights of the movie is the fact that everything gets out of hand in such a short time and that's what keeps the viewer into the movie; the anticipating of wanting to find out what worse could possibly happen and finding out just a few minutes
later. In the end, as a spectator, if I were to rate Fargo I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 as it's enjoyable but doesn't stimulate one's thinking in a serious way.
Tomhotch
Really a great movie. Watched No Country for Old Men before this, and they're both two of my new favorites.Karmacarroll
Those accents drive me insane!safeeuropeanhome
Maybe I just don't get the Coen Brothers, but I didn't enjoy this one. Movie was dumb and pointless, and that accent is so irritating.cubesofspinach
Was just kind of meh.mutairi
Masterpiece of Coen brothers, and of course best films of new realismSkilledLunatic
There is something about William H. Macy perfomance/character that got under my skin. yah didn't like it. Outside of that, the performances of Frances McDormand, Peter Stromare and Steve Buscemi where great and all had great comedic moments. Still, I think No Country for Old Man and The Big Lebowski are much more interesting works by the Coen Brothers.Sam_Wronski
Either you love it, or you hate it. It's definitely more amusing if you're from the Mid-West, but I could understand somebody not from around that area disliking itDieguito
Top crime movie! It feels so real!!Showing items 1 – 15 of 52