My appraisal may be controversial, but i say that this film should be the model for a new breed of woman's movie. Marge Gunderson is a strong, hardworking, expert, feminine, and very pregnant heroine. I wish all women could be like that. Over the course of the film she faces horrible monstrocities, and she handles herself with a cool professionalism that is rarely seen in female characters. This is one of my favorite movies. I don't like it because it is a stark look at crime in a small town. I love it because the star of this show is someone who I truly admire.