Well it's a good film, and yes I get it. But it wasn't great. Though critics everywhere love it I can't even recommend it, it's not for everyone. You don't come out of a rather minimalist film like this with any reaction really other than "shucks" I think the greatest pictures fill the viewer with many emotions, and take then on a journey that goes far beyond "look at the irony." Of course these comments are more directed as a slight to "No Country for Old Men," which was ok but underwhelming, but in my opinion when they made that movie they were trying recapture the essential nature of what made "Fargo" work, and as I said it's good but way overrated.
I think people praise Fraces McDermond, and she was pretty good but the critics really praise her character and how she figured out the scheme while pregnant. Well, that's all fine and good but the scheme..every person involved with it -- is a DIMWIT. So solving it doesn't make her super smart. My point is, she's a good character, but certainly not a great character in the anals of cinematic history.
I don't care what anyone says, but the scene with her high school friend was just bad. Sure it gave her insight into the mindset of liars, which she used to deduce Lundegaard's scheme, but in every other way, the scene brings the film to a halt is poorly acted.
William H. Macy IS he film for me. His acting is really the ony thing that puts this film on my list, and it's what separates the film from the lame-ass NCFOM Watching him try to damage control was interesting.
The film has many questions left unanswered. Some could say that's the point, and I understnad that but even still, some DID need to be answered.
1. How much $ did Jerry need to fix his problems.. I'm not saying we needed to know what his crisis was, but we did need to know how much he needed. in the beginning he was only going to get $40,000 for the scheme but he really was going for almost a million less the $40,000 he was giving the kidnappers. Later, he tries to call of the scheme after he thought he was getting $700,000 grand and change from a parking lot investment. Supposedly that was enough to fill his need, but at least SOME of that still had to go through the lot. And even more puzzling is that, when his scheme is clearly falling apart and Carl asks for the entire 80,000 dollars, Jerry protests, despite the fact that he's still gonna get almost a million. Protesting for $40,000 at that point is pretty slim pickins.
2. What happened to Scotty, Jerry's son, at the end of the film?
I think people praise Fraces McDermond, and she was pretty good but the critics really praise her character and how she figured out the scheme while pregnant. Well, that's all fine and good but the scheme..every person involved with it -- is a DIMWIT. So solving it doesn't make her super smart. My point is, she's a good character, but certainly not a great character in the anals of cinematic history.
I don't care what anyone says, but the scene with her high school friend was just bad. Sure it gave her insight into the mindset of liars, which she used to deduce Lundegaard's scheme, but in every other way, the scene brings the film to a halt is poorly acted.
William H. Macy IS he film for me. His acting is really the ony thing that puts this film on my list, and it's what separates the film from the lame-ass NCFOM Watching him try to damage control was interesting.
The film has many questions left unanswered. Some could say that's the point, and I understnad that but even still, some DID need to be answered.
1. How much $ did Jerry need to fix his problems.. I'm not saying we needed to know what his crisis was, but we did need to know how much he needed. in the beginning he was only going to get $40,000 for the scheme but he really was going for almost a million less the $40,000 he was giving the kidnappers. Later, he tries to call of the scheme after he thought he was getting $700,000 grand and change from a parking lot investment. Supposedly that was enough to fill his need, but at least SOME of that still had to go through the lot. And even more puzzling is that, when his scheme is clearly falling apart and Carl asks for the entire 80,000 dollars, Jerry protests, despite the fact that he's still gonna get almost a million. Protesting for $40,000 at that point is pretty slim pickins.
2. What happened to Scotty, Jerry's son, at the end of the film?
