Saturday, September 11, 2010

A Brief Review Of The Film Fargo

By Gary Rosa

I can venture a guess that by you reading over this article, you are curious about the critically acclaimed dark comedy "Fargo". Sure, there is a good bit that you are going to want to consider here, and to truly appreciate this film you are going to have to read over this article to get a better feel for the movie itself.

The main way of doing this, will be through the use of a plot synopsis. By learning the various events of the film, and the most important points in the film, you can be properly introduced to the film. So, through the synopsis, as well as other important factors, you should be able to come away from this article better informed about this film.

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 plan between the three men at the start of the film was to ask the father for 80,000, Jerry decides that he will tell his father in law that the kidnappers have ransomed out his daughter for a cool million. He agrees to pay the money, but he refuses not to hand it to the crooks himself. So Wade, Jean's father, sets off with the money aiming to kill the kidnappers with his sidearm and get his daughter back without losing a cent.

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 other is soon arrested, and the following scene depicts Jerry being arrested as well for his involvement in planning and seeing through with the entire plan. There were so many incredible performances in this motion picture, though among the best would be William H. Macy as Jerry and Steve Buschemi as one of the two 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. - 40725

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