If there is one thing I can say about Fargo, it's the funniest movie about kidnapping your wife so her dad pays a huge ransom that I've ever seen. Directed by the Coen Brothers and released in 1996, Fargo was met with unanimous critical acclaim and would go on to be named the best film of the year by dozens of publications and critics. The movie stars William H. Macy who plays a car salesman in deep financial trouble. He's married and like many couples, his wife's father hates him. Since he is in need of money, he gets an interesting idea. He hires two men to kidnap his wife so his rich father on law will pay a huge ransom. He offers the kidnappers half of the ransom and a car, but he plans on asking for more money than he told them and cheat them out of most of the ransom. But as you could imagine, this plan isn't so cut and dry. Fargo is a brilliant movie to say the least. Expertly written and incredibly directed with great performances by every actor, it hits the nail on the head in every category. One of the most well known and respected film critics in the business by the name of Roger Ebert named it his fourth best film of the 1990's, and it's hard to criticize him for ranking it that high. This is one of those films that while it was a financial success, not a whole lot of people have seen it. So in conclusion if you haven't seen Fargo, you've missed out on one of the best movies ever made.
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