I saw this film with my wife just after we were married but not yet had kids. We saw quite a few very good films during that 2/3 year period. This certainly is up there with the best! I would recommend this to anyone who likes slightly offbeat films with a few twists along the way. William H Macey and Frances McDormand in particular give superb performances. It is a typical Coen brothers effort, actually it is one of their best in my opinion. Although it states in the titles that this was a true story I don't believe that it actually was. However it is a very entertaining if slightly unbelievable story. Go and see it but not if you are squeamish!