Review of Fargo (1996) by Sky P — 03 Oct 2014
For all the great critical reception it got, I was really surprised when Fargo started to bore me. No sense of real excitement, the Cohen Bros. weird humor comes off as simple-minded, going along the lines of "Ha ha, this person talks funny!" or "Ha ha, Steve Buscemi looks funny!" I suppose that the style of the Cohens is what makes this movie what it is, and no doubt, completely carries the film, but also brings it down.
When you have a bland plot with two dimensional characters, in a bleak setting with simple-minded humor, adding more simplicity (oxymoron?) doesn't really help the film, and yet that's the only thing the film has going for it.
Fargo disappointed me.
This review of Fargo (1996) was written by Sky P on 03 Oct 2014.
Fargo has generally received very positive reviews.
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