Fargo
The Coen brothers' Oscar-winning crime drama. In snowy Minneapolis, intrepid, pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) attempts to unravel a kidnapping plot and the string of murders it provokes, involving car dealer and family man Jerry (William H. Macy) and two, hotheaded criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare).
- Director:
- Joel Coen ('The Big Lebowski', 'No Country for Old Men', 'True Grit')Ethan Coen
- Cast:
- Frances McDormandSteve BuscemiWilliam H. MacyPeter StormareHarve Presnell
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressA strikingly mature, uniqueentertainment that plays on many levels ... all satisfying.
Total Film
pressStands out as the Coen brothers' warmest, most accessible offering to date -- despite its frosty Minnesota setting.
The New York Times
pressHuntingly photographed by Roger Deakins with great, expressive use of white-outs that sometimes make the characters appear to be moving through a dream.
Roger Ebert
pressTo watch it is to experience steadily mounting delight, as you realize the filmmakers have taken enormous risks, gotten away with them and made a movie that is completely original, and as familiar as an old shoe.
Empire Magazine
pressWritten and directed with the verve, painstaking nuance and outrageously black humour that have become the mainstay of a Coen movie.
BBC
pressThe beauty of the film is in the subtle detail of the dialogue and performances which continue to enchant on repeat viewings.
Variety
pressA strikingly mature, uniqueentertainment that plays on many levels ... all satisfying.
Total Film
pressStands out as the Coen brothers' warmest, most accessible offering to date -- despite its frosty Minnesota setting.
The New York Times
pressHuntingly photographed by Roger Deakins with great, expressive use of white-outs that sometimes make the characters appear to be moving through a dream.
Roger Ebert
pressTo watch it is to experience steadily mounting delight, as you realize the filmmakers have taken enormous risks, gotten away with them and made a movie that is completely original, and as familiar as an old shoe.
Empire Magazine
pressWritten and directed with the verve, painstaking nuance and outrageously black humour that have become the mainstay of a Coen movie.
BBC
pressThe beauty of the film is in the subtle detail of the dialogue and performances which continue to enchant on repeat viewings.
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