My Rating : 8/10

So I read the screenplay (well, most of it anyway) before watching the movie as I wanted to STUDY the movie. And then while watching the movie, I kept going back and forth with the screenplay and the movie playing.

It is an absolute delight to see what the Coen Brothers have conjured up. The characters, the actors chosen, the setting in Minnesota/Minneapolis, the dialogues, the attention to detail all work cohesively. It's a brilliant work of creative filmmaking.

I was spellbound from beginning to end. I think you really feel like you're there with them in the year 1996. Filmmaking has come a long way since then however a classic piece of filmmaking simply cannot be overlooked.

I give this 8/10 for the amount of madness the Coen brothers have been able to squeeze in 1 hour and 38 minutes. Real good then.