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[quote name="Willdog"][quote name="FABIO"][quote name="Willdog"]What has all the fuss been about? This movie was nominated for 7 oscars? All I got out of it was a re-discovered hatred of Minnesota accents. [/quote] I think that was it. Everyone found the accents so wacky that they were ROFLOLing all the way to the bank, <i>the <b><u>oscar</u></b> bank</i>! Some people also thought Rushmore was the best comedy ever. It's all crazy! Speaking as someone who visited relatives in North Darkota every year of my childhood, both the accents and bumpkiness were extremely exaggerated. It's like the actors all prepared by watching reruns of Bobby's World and took notes on the mother. I'd like to think that the Cohens' career consisted of nothing but Raising Arizona, Barton Fink and The Big Lebowski. The quality of Cohen brothers movies is inversely proportional to how many big name actors star in them, while the presence of the holy trinity John Goodman, John Turturro, <i>and</i> Steve Buscemi automatically makes it great. O Brother Where Art Thou was horrible because it starred George Clooney and was missing Steve Buscemi. The Ladykillers was unwatchable because it starred Tom Hanks, a <b>Wayans brother</b>, none of the trinity, and a sassy black woman. [/quote] Well based on the plethora of gushingly positive reviews out there, I was expecting to be flamed or accused of trolling here. I think you may be on to something. I liked O Brother <i>despite</i> Clooney, and didn't like Fargo <i>inspite of</i> Buscemi. [quote name="Ray of Light"][quote name="Willdog"]I get it, it's cold and snowy in North Dakota. And the people are dopey country bumpkins. Great, what's the point?[/quote] Marge is very smart. That she appears dopey at first glance (and, in your case, on subsequent glances) is one facet of the film's cleverness. Think of a bumbling criminal story you liked (Way of the Gun? Bottle Rocket? Reservoir Dogs? Snatch?) and I think you'll realize it succeeds on the depth and resonance of its characters. The best examples transcend charicature and come across as real people caught up in nefarious circumstance. In Fargo, that's everyone.[/quote] Then my problem must be that I couldn't stand all of the characters. I realized Marge knew what she was doing when she investigated the first murder scene. Unfortuately, every folksy line of dialogue or every minute I spent watching her waddle around in the snow added about 2 psi to my already gritted teeth. I don't have a reason for any of this hatred, but it's definately there and it didn't help this movie. Parting shot: I was expecting a lot more from wood chipper scene based on all the talk I've heard in the past regarding it. The chipper scene from <i>Rumble in the Bronx</i> was more disturbing.[/quote]