Critic Reviews

Fargo (1996) Rank 2 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Fargo (1996) a score of 3.1783 out of 4

based on (78) reviews

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Excellent

(27)

Very Good

(44)

Good

(7)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(0)

Reviews by Score:

Washington Post

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Tempi Moderni

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Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

A central point of postscreening discussions about Fargo, a Coen brothers crime story about a botched kidnapping set in wintertime Minnesota and North Dakota, is whether this story is based on fact, as it claims to be--discussions that invariably lead ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Strictly Film School

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Xi-online

Na films als Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy en Barton Fink komen de 'Coen Brothers' met deze zwarte komedie gebaseerd op een waar gebeurd verhaal. Fargo is door beiden geschreven, geregisseerd door Joel Coen en geproduceerd door Ethan ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Xi-online

Xi-online

Na de commerciÃ«le (maar niet artistieke) flop van hun dure laatste film, The Hudsucker Proxy, komen de gebroeders Coen wijselijk terug met een minder ambitieus en goedkoper project. Fargo is hun meest uitgebalanceerde en beste film tot nu toe. Er zijn ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Xi-online

TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

All attitude and low aptitude. Its function is to italicize the Coens' giddy contempt toward people who talk and think Minnesotan. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)