Saturday, September 11, 2010

A Brief Review Of The Film Fargo

By Gary Rosa

An assumption could be made, that if you were reading this article, you are either a fan of the film or you have yet to see the movie "Fargo" and are wondering if this flick is actually worth your time. Well, if the second is you, than it most certainly is and you will be better informed as to why as this article progresses.

You have to think, the best way for you to understand and appreciate this film, is to know what happens in it. People are rarely going to like a film just because a particular person directed it, or simply because this actor or that one was in it. So a plot synopsis is surely in order here, though you must be warned, this will give you the full synopsis, so it could contain spoilers.

The whole storyline for this film begins very early, when a man by the name of Jerry sits across the table from two men who are to later kidnap his wife. He plans the whole thing so that her father will throw up some ransom money, that Jerry and the two men will later split for their efforts in the matter. Jerry, is a car dealer who is a little less than honest when it comes to his dealings, which is likely the case for his financial plight.

A short time after the two men set out to do what was asked of them, Jerry learns that through another business venture that he had tried to get going, he was not going to need the money from a ransom after all and tries to call off the kidnapping with no success. The next scene features the two men, very awkwardly kidnapping Jerry's wife, Jean.

While the original ransom was set for 80,000 between the captors and Jerry, Jerry later decides to tell his father in law that they are demanding a million. He agrees adamantly to pay it, but demands that he is there to give it to the kidnappers himself. Wade, the father in law, actually aims to kill the kidnappers and get his daughter without giving them the money at all.

It doesn't go exactly as planned though, and Wade ends up very dead and Carl, one of the kidnappers ends up seriously wounded (having been shot in the jaw). But, Carl escapes with the money and he soon learns it is much more than 80,000. He buries the rest and take the money back to his partner at their isolated cabin. There, Carl learns that Jean, Jerry's wife is now dead at the hands of Carl's partner in crime. They argue, and Carl winds up dead too.

The police arrest the other, as well as Jerry for orchestrating the whole thing. The film is a depiction of the debauchery of money, the deadly levels that it can drive people to. Powerful performances take this film from being good to being exceptionally great. Performances from William H. Macy (Jerry) and Steve Buschemi as one of the kidnappers.

If you cared to know more about the film, "Fargo", hopefully this article was helpful in that respect. While there might be a good bit to consider, this should have at the very least, given you a proper introduction to what might have made this film as exceptional as it was. - 40726

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