fargo

Coen Brothers' 1996 "homespun murder story". An excellent movie, in the opinion of an enourmous number of people, including critics, if we consider the fact that Fargo's success implied seven Academy Awards nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (William H. Macy), Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins), Best Director (Joel Coen), Best Film Editing (alias Roderick Jaynes, actually the Coens), and Best Picture (Ethan Coen). And two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen), and Best Actress (Frances McDormand, Joel Coen's real-life wife).

However, i should say that i was not so impressed by this movie. I cannot even agree with critics or viewers characterizing it -like here- as "a satirical comedy, a suspenseful crime drama, and a violent mystery thriller, the Coen Brothers' film is an original mix of black mirth and murder that both delights and disturbs the viewer". I was neither delighted, not disturbed. The movie reminded me of Tarantino movies, it didn't for sure remind me of film noir (the same source considered it: "an anomaly of categorization, the contemporary masterpiece is a film noir (with stark white vistas and backdrops)", and the thing that i mostly enjoyed was actually the people's accent and regional dialect, with phrazes like:"You betcha," "Aw Jeez," "You're darn tootin', "Okie-Dokie," "Yup," "Be there in a jif," and the obsessive "Yah." repeating all the time.

And...that's about it for now. A movie i did appreciate, but by which i wasn't as impressed as i expected to be.