Film Good thing this never happened.
Laconic Review:
Me: You know, I saw Fargo. It's amazing.
Marge Gunderson: Oh, yah?
Me: Yah.
The Longer Version:
I will start this review on three points.
Point 1: This is not for kids in four ways: verbally, visually, suggestively, and emotionally. It is a potty-mouthed, violent, risque, and dark movie.
Point 2: Despite the opening text saying otherwise, this never happened. The Brother Coens claimed they based this on pieces from actual murder cases, and sewed them together into this movie. That doesn't mean this is real.
Point 3: The humor is based mostly on jokes about the Northern.
So, we have a family-unfriendly movie that lies and is a racist. Despite all that, Fargo is an amazing movie. What I especially love is the casting. Every actor plays a character that you would expect for them. William Macy plays an awkward father. Steve Buscemi plays a loud, cold-hearted criminal. Peter Stormare plays a mute, no-hearted criminal. It all makes sense. The conversations between people make perfect sense. People rarely analyzes conversations as much as you would want to think, especially in small towns. The humor, albeit stereotypical, is hilariously deadpan.
In conclusion, Fargo is a masterpiece. It's dark, it's dreadful, and I loved every minute of it. Go see it.
Film Fargo resident watched Fargo for the first time
Laconic review: "Is it a good movie?" "Yeah, no, for sure!"
But seriously, this movie was hysterical in all the right ways, and just as horrifying. Watched it with my parents (who had previously lived in Grand Forks when it came out), and we all had the same general consensus. It's a great movie, but it's kind of hard to get through if you're not expecting it.
The accents aren't very accurate, the film itself actually takes place in Brainerd (only the opening scene takes place in Fargo), almost every single character is as dumb as a brick, and some scenes are downright stomach-turning to watch. That's not even touching upon outside influences, such as the whole "true story" kerfuffle, or the alleged buried money hunt after the movie came out.
But even with all of these downsides, it's still a hysterical "dramedy". The pacing is a little slow at times, but every single scene is well-written, performed by amazing actors/actresses, and will stick with you for quite a while. I don't think I'll ever forget Marge's quotes, y'know.
All-in-all, this movie was a wonderful experience. Haven't seen the show yet, though. Might make that my new quarantine goal!
PS: Yes, we do have a fake leg sticking out of a woodchipper in town because of this movie. It's quite the attraction, dontcha know?