Fargo is an absolutely incredible film that achieves its goal of being both side-splittingly funny and viciously violent, while at the same time getting across a meaningful message to the audience. The senslessness and selfishness of the criminal path is put across in a brilliant way through great performances by the entire cast.

Frances McDormand's was a restrained performance, but one in which she WAS the charming and very pregnant sheriff of a small Minnesota city and the viewer couldn't help but love her character and find her believable and endearing. She definitely deserved her Oscar as Best Actress and I consider this one of my top-5 favorite movies.