This is my favourite film by the Cohen brothers and one of my absolute movie favourites. Happy endings are nice, but are often a bit disapointing. Fargo is a film that shows us how bad things can go in a story filled with black comedy. If you are looking for something else than a happy ending and love a story where the main characthers are heading towards total failaure, this is the ultimate film ... read more
Description:Leave it to the wildly inventive Coen brothers (Joel directs, Ethan produces, they both write) to concoct a fiendishly clever kidnap caper that's simultaneously a comedy of errors, a Midwestern satire, a taut suspense thriller, and a violent tale of criminal misfortune. It all begins when a hapless car salesman (played to perfection bLeave it to the wildly inventive Coen brothers (Joel directs, Ethan produces, they both write) to concoct a fiendishly clever kidnap caper that's simultaneously a comedy of errors, a Midwestern satire, a taut suspense thriller, and a violent tale of criminal misfortune. It all begins when a hapless car salesman (played to perfection by William H. Macy) ineptly orchestrates the kidnapping of his own wife. The plan goes horribly awry in the hands of bumbling bad guys Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare (one of them being described by a local girl as "kinda funny lookin'" and "not circumcised"), and the pregnant sheriff of Brainerd, Minnesota, (played exquisitely by Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning role) is suddenly faced with a case of multiple murders. Her investigation is laced with offbeat observations about life in the rural hinterland of Minnesota and North Dakota, and Fargo embraces its local yokels with affectionate humor. At times shocking and hilarious, Fargo is utterly unique and distinctly American, bearing the unmistakable stamp of its inspired creators. --Jeff Shannon... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : MGM Entertainment Release date : 21 April 2003 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 5050070010091
“This is my favourite film by the Cohen brothers and one of my absolute movie favourites. Happy endings are nice, but are often a bit disapointing. Fargo is a film that shows us how bad things can go in a story filled with black comedy. If you are looking for something else than a happy ending and love a story where the main characthers are heading towards total failaure, this is the ultimate film for you. Well played, written and directed by the actors and the Cohen brothers.” read more
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