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Movie Overview
Cast
Frances McDormand
William H. Macy
Steve Buscemi
Director
Joel Coen
MPAA Rating
R
Fargo (1996)
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"[Marge is] a good cop because everything abnormal stands out like a stain against her white-on-white sanity.... [H]er incomprehension [of criminality] is not only her strength as a detective, it justifies the deadpan style of the movie."
Blogcritics.org
Alan Dale
5/5
"One of those rare pictures about which I have nothing negative to say."
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
"This is the film's genius, its emulation of true crime's obsession with prosaic or spectacular minutiae, coupled with a refusal to make such details cohere into master plans and meanings."
Philadelphia City Paper
Cynthia Fuchs
90/100
"Finally, [the Coens] have given us characters we can care for, a story that keeps us wondering, hoping and guessing, as well as the distinctive visual style that marks all Coen productions."
Apollo Guide
Dan Jardine
4/4
"It combines a sheer energy of satire, comedy and thriller that it seems at first glance an impossible movie to make."
Cinemaphile.org
David Keyes
4/4
"[The Coen brothers'] very best film, crammed with memorable characters and quotable dialogue."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
A
"One of the more entertaining films of the 1990s."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
8/10
"
Fargo
shows Coens' film-making ability at its best."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Dragan Antulov
3/4
"It's easy to admire what the Coens are trying to do in
Fargo
, but more difficult to actually
like
the film."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
4/4
"Any movie that can do that and get away with it as efficiently as
Fargo
does is something to treasure."
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
4/4
" Thank you, brothers Coen. You have renewed my faith in the serious talent who cannot be lured into the pecuniary heavens of Hollywood."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
7/10
"Overall, the movie's plot-line is so-so, the acting is above par, the soundtrack is original, and some memorable scenes reside."
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
JoBlo
5/5
"One of those movies that you will either love or hate."
ToxicUniverse.com
John A. Nesbit
8/10
"...one of the most hilariously twisted murder mysteries to come along since, well, since never."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
4/4
"This is truly a brilliant film, the kind you don't see often. Intelligent, raw, funny, daring and unique, pure cinematic delight from start to end."
Montreal Film Journal
Kevin N. Laforest
high +2 out of -4..+4
"Even a lunch pulled from a buffet adds texture to the film."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Mark R. Leeper
3.5/4
"An odd, intriguing, and entertaining film."
Mr. Brown's Movies
Michael Dequina
4/5
"Um dos grandes trunfos de Fargo reside em seus diálogos. O problema é que estes duelos verbais travados entre os personagens perdem muito durante a tradução para o português."
Cinema em Cena
Pablo Villaca
5/5
"The best movie heroine in years."
eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
10/10
"I could have done without the blood (including a scene with a person being fed into a wood chipper), but the comedy is hilarious."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
A
"This is a near brilliant/near masterpiece (if not an outright masterpiece)."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
"(The Coen's) assured steps from darkness into light is a cinematic balancing act"
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Shane Burridge
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