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Fargo (1996) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I'm a big fan of the Coen brothers, but this film wasn't anything more than average in my view. The pacing was slow, the accents were overplayed, and many of the scenes seemed to stretch out for more than they needed. The cinematography was really ...read the complete Fargo movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Terminal loser William H. Macy hatches a scheme to get out of his debt problems: hire Steve
Buscemi and Peter Stormare to kidnap his wife, then get the ransom from his father-in-law.
Naturally enough, everything goes spectacularly wrong. Bodies ...read the complete Fargo movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
DVDActive (David Beamish)
This is a great film and I really enjoyed the extra features. The video is presented well however I couldn’t compare it to the prior release which was a shame. I approached the film with a little trepidation as there was a lot of hype surrounding ...read the complete Fargo movie review at DVDActive (David Beamish)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Although the blurb at the beginning states that FARGO is based on a true story, it's actually not. Oh, those wacky Coen boys are an odd couple, aren't they? The film starts off with William H. Macy, desperate for funds now that he has run into financial d ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Gunderson (Frances McDormand) [is] the most endearing, hilarious and wholly feminine heroine since Thelma or Louise. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Much less vain, flamboyant, and showy than their other pictures, Fargo bears the thematic influence of Samuel Beckett and the stylish coolness of Finland's Aki Kaurismaki, but the violence is all Coens. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
New York Times (Janet Maslin)
The Coens are at their clever best with this snowbound film noir. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...one of the most hilariously twisted murder mysteries to come along since, well, since never. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
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MovieEye.com (David Litton)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
An odd, intriguing, and entertaining film. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Tim Voon
So the Coen brothers get this idea for a picture about real life, yah. It's about life in Minnesota where everybody speaks like this, yah. It's very cold, and people are a bit strange, yah. So this car sales man wants to get some money from his mean ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Tim Voon
Michael Redman
Remarkably enough, most of the movie is played for laughs.Even more remarkably, it works.The only likable person in the film is the very pregnant sheriff (Frances McDormand) who hunts down the killers while eating at every possible opportunity.With ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Michael Redman
Ben Hoffman
A few mishaps and the whole scheme falls apart when several people get shot. This brings in the local police chief, Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) who is several months pregnant. She can still say "Yah" (for "yes") with the best of them. While ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Ben Hoffman
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
The brothers have returned to their roots, both visually and literally. Their new film is reminiscent of their debut movie, Blood Simple , and its wry look at murder. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It's easy to admire what the Coens are trying to do in Fargo, but more difficult to actually
like the film. The absence of viable characters limits any dramatic impact, making this
more of a laid back, lightly entertaining ...read the complete Fargo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Fargo takes the usual "caper gone wrong" storyline and applies a new twist. Based on a supposed series of "true events" from 1987 (a tongue-in-cheek claim made by a screen caption), the film examines what can happen when the police and criminals are equal ...read the complete Fargo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Movie-Vault.com (Arturo García Lasca)
The Common Guy (Paul Hall)
MovieEye.com (David Litton)
Mike D'Angelo
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Albuquerque Alibi (Devin D. O'Leary)
The Digital Bits
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Caveat: I've never had all that much use for the Coen brothers. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Movie Magazine International
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"One of the more entertaining films of the 1990s." ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Film Scouts (Karen Jaehne)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The telephone rings at 3 a.m. and a pregnant woman puts on her police uniform to go out into the Minnesota winter and investigate a homicide. ``Eggs,'' her sleepy husband says. He'll make her eggs. We see the them eating on a Formica table in the kitchen; ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Salon (Laura Miller)
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