There were a few things I knew about this movie before I watched it. Originally, I thought this movie was a comedy, because people always makes jokes about it. Turns out, it's a drama. The reason it's so funny, is because it takes place in Minnesota, and therefore the people in the movie have Minnesotan accents. And, they speak like Minnesotans in how they phrase things, and what they say. Based on people's reactions to my accent, I can understand why this movie is funny to other people. I'm not going to really recap it, because it would give too much away. You can gather a general idea since the tag line of the movie is a "a homespun murder story."
The only other thing I'm going to comment about this movie is the fact that people from Minnesota get upset because everyone makes fun of the Minnesotan accent in the movie Fargo, when Fargo is in fact in North Dakota. Well, these people are either idiots, or haven't actually watched the movie. The movie is called Fargo, and the opening scene takes place in (as displayed on the screen) "Fargo, North Dakota", but then the rest of the movie takes place in Minnesota, Brainerd, Minneapolis, and some in the more generic Twin Cities. However, that said, people who actually do live in the Twin Cities can get a little upset over the accents since these are the 'up nort' accents.
Along that line, there is a scene where two guys are traveling from Brainerd to Minneapolis, and they show a snapshot of the skyline and the highway signs. Sadly enough, I recognized this as a piece of 35W that you would see as you drive into the Cities from the south. And Brainerd is North of the Cities. So goof up on the part of the movie makers, but seriously, how on earth did I notice this?
The beginning on the movies says it's based on a true story, but after a little research from Wikipedia, it's not any one true story, but bits and pieces from many true stories strung into the one.
Overall, I actually liked this movie. I would probably suggest watching it, or at least chunks of it when it's on TV. And people who live in Minnesota, or Fargo, North Dakota should definitely watch it. However, it does get a little long, but, it's Minnesota after all, don't we move at a slower pace?
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