Customer Review: I tried to watch this film 3 times on one of the premium channels and fell asleep each time. I guess I don't find the characters that exciting. Sure the film is violent but that doesn't equate to interesting ... Read More
Customer Review: This is a must have for Coen brothers fans. Awesome collection of their earlier works. The only missing piece is The Big Lebowski. Alas this will be re-released again and again in various collector editions. For the ... Read More
Customer Review: I tried to watch this film 3 times on one of the premium channels and fell asleep each time. I guess I don't find the characters that exciting. Sure the film is violent but that doesn't equate to interesting for me. If you like ... Read More
Customer Review: There was a time, before the Coen brothers branched out into romantic comedies like No Country For Old Men, when they wrote and produced and directed serious and realistic contributions to the history of business. What we have in this masterpiece ... Read More
Customer Review: Fargo is among the better efforts of the Coen Brothers. Frances McDormand won an Oscar for her portrayal of Brainerd Police Chief Marge Gunderson. It was well deserved, as she not only mastered the Midwest accent but created a complex character that was almost ... Read More
Customer Review: With a bit of tightening-up, this powerful period piece could be even stronger. I'm merely suggesting some editing out of a few unnecessary bits and shortening of some rather lengthy scenes.
That said, this film features a complicated plot, a superb cast, quite ... Read More
Customer Review: Before No Country For Old Men, before The Big Lebowski, and before Fargo; Joel and Ethan Coen crafted this homage to the crime-noir. Blood Simple stars Dan Hedaya as a sleezy bar owner who plots to have his cheating wife (Frances McDormand in her screen debut) and his bartender ... Read More
