Review of Fargo (1952) by Intuciic . — 24 Apr 2013

Plot/Summary, Filmmaking siblings Joel Coen and Ethan Coen both embraced and poked satirical fun at their Minnesotan roots with this comedy-drama-thriller that earned seven Oscar nominations, winning for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant police chief whose affable, folksy demeanor masks a whip-smart mind. When a pair of motorists are found slain not far from the corpse of a state trooper, Marge begins piecing together a case involving a pair of dopey would-be kidnappers, Carl (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear (Bergman stock player Peter Stormare). They've been hired by Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), a car salesman under the thumb of his wealthy, overbearing boss and father-in-law, Wade (Harve Presnell). Jerry's raised some money illegally through a petty scam he's run on General Motors and he's about to get caught. When Wade sours a business deal that could save his son-in-law's hide, the desperate Jerry hires Carl and Gaear to kidnap his wife and hold her for ransom. Things go predictably wrong and a series of murders occur, with Marge, waddling along behind her enormous belly and ever-hungering for an all-you-can-eat buffet, hot on the trail of the killers. Although the credits for Fargo state that the film is loosely based on real events, the story is entirely fictional, the claim being just an ironic jibe on the part of the Coens.

My Review.

Iv been reading a book called The Great Movies written in 2002 by the late Roger Ebert and Fargo was one of the movies in that book that I honestly felt like watching first . I felt that this would not be a masterpiece in my tast cause it probably keep me wondering what's going to happen and I was right I don't think it's a masterpiece its what Roger Ebert's book says it is Great.

The Film revolves around a cop named Marge who is one of the two memorable who is looking for two crime victims.

Fargo(1996) was directed by Joel Coen,produced by Ethan Coen, co written by the brothers, and set in the Scandinavian-American upper Midwest where they grew up. It begins with the information that it is "Based on a true story" and ends with a disclaimer that its "Persons and events" are fictitious. It's fiction; "true story" is an ironic stylistic device.

In the opening sequence you hear this awesome score music where you just see a car driving into a bar and you met one of the memorable character played by Steve Buscemi named Carl cause he's the criminal trying to rack up $80,000 and he is memorable because in the first thirty minutes he creates the most suspense.

The rest of the movie can get a little boring but to me the thing that saved me from falling asleep was the introduction of Marge the cop who keeps the movie just a little bit cooler along with Steve Buscemi as for everyone else they did great acting performances. The Dark and cold weigh down everything,and in the middle, in their warm cocoon, are chief Marge and her hubby,Norm, the painter ducks. Without them. It is a very great film that should be seen.