Review of Fargo (1996) by Patrick K — 05 Jul 2014

Seminal piece by the Coens, just watch it. The new TV series is also epic.

This review of Fargo (1996) was written by Patrick K on 05 Jul 2014.

Fargo has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Fargo

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Terry M (508) on 16 Oct 2018

Fargo finds the Cohen brothers at their best.A Darkly humorous and a unique crime story with great performances all around but especially an…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Fnn (3) on 03 Jun 2020

**** manages to tell a dark story with some of the best film violence ever. but you come out of it like you've just seen a feel good film…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Diane V (76) on 06 Apr 2018

I love that movie. The story keeps you interested and the characters are wonderful…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Joshwashere (15) on 23 Mar 2022

This movie is well done; however, it's so dark and dreary that I couldn't enjoy the black humour…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Robwinz (191) on 11 Dec 2020

Fargo is actually a brilliant movie and it's honestly a masterpiece and a half…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Tal G (90) on 08 Apr 2018

A weird, off-beat, absurd tale. A stupid string of events, loony characters with a funny accent, and a somewhat sad and pathetic conclusion…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Sotiris K (128) on 19 Feb 2018

Dark and intriguing, but not very funny as the critics would have you believe…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Tyranian (764) on 07 Apr 2019

Fargo is an excellent black comedy from the Coen brothers with their trademark wit and invention…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Jimmyreviews (7) on 17 Mar 2023

7.6 The tone of this film is really its most notable aspect…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Bill C (822) on 25 Jul 2018

EXCELLENT script and top performances set this Coen brothers movie above the crowd. Maybe a little too CHEESY at times but still a lot to admire…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Strange Days (1995)

By Martin D (1,305) on 20 Feb 2010

My main interest in seeing this was to see an early film by the director of The Hurt Locker (which I found to be rather brilliant)…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Jake Euker (172) for F5 (Wichita, KS) (139) on 09 Feb 2006

The worst of the Coens' genre-ransacking; mean and self-congratulatory…

Read Review

Review of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

By Michael S (3,461) on 03 Mar 2010

Overall disappointing campy flick but with good passionate acting by Tura Satana…

Read Review

Review of Swimming Pool (2003)

By Danielb1982 (17) on 24 Feb 2015

I very rarely write a bad review, but felt I needed to for this. I actually forced myself to sit through this, I really wish I hadn't…

Read Review

Review of The Apartment (1960)

By The-Lords A (234) on 30 Mar 2013

Can't believe this film won best picture. It was the kind of movie that could have ended at any point, yet it continued to go on, and on, and on…

Read Review

Review of Amadeus (1984)

By Nazgulero (109) on 05 Dec 2012

Simply awful. The acting is so bad, and Tom Hulce's performance in particular, this movie is unbearable to watch…

Read Review

Review of The Edukators (2004)

By Man J (23) on 23 Oct 2009

Precocious & slacker-cool, the whimsy that is The Edukators takes a long time and a lot of overwrought dialogue to reach an easy-out fizzle…

Read Review

Review of Rio Bravo (1959)

By Kaseywol (2) on 17 Jul 2020

Pretty much garbage. I don't know why people once thought John Wayne was a good actor. Unrealistic overly long and brainless…

Read Review

Review of La Dolce Vita (1960)

By Broyax (884) on 11 Jan 2017

Du cinéma fellinien, du cinéma décousu qui se regarde la virgule et qui ne rime à rien : du remplissage de jean-foutre pendant des plombes,…

Read Review

Review of The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

By Sydmwswy (27) on 23 Jun 2022

Toxic movies that I hate forever I really believe that films like this harm not only the cinema but also our world…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Fargo

1996

84%903 Reviews

My Bodyguard

1980

67%96 Reviews

First Snow

2006

58%194 Reviews

Red Dragon

2002

72%808 Reviews

Wild Things 2

2004

39%77 Reviews

Blue Velvet

1986

79%872 Reviews

The Stepford Wives

2004

43%548 Reviews

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986

54%350 Reviews

Paprika

2006

80%758 Reviews

Beneath Hill 60

2010

57%105 Reviews