From the beginning to end of this film I was captivated by it. The Coen brothers are great writers and this is by far their greatest achievement.

The acting is superb, especially that of William H. Macy and Frances McDormand. Their is not one wasted scene or shot in the entire film. Joel Coen did an excellent job as director because he knew what was needed for this to be a great movie, realistic yet original characters that an audience could relate to and care for. Some scenes are very gory and somewhat disgusting, but they are needed there and have a point, so they don't make the film any worse. If you have not seen this film, then rent it the next chance you get or else you will be missing out on seeing the greatest movie of all time.