While not my favorite Coen Brothers movie, it would be the film I'd say best represents their work. It has everything one would want in a film; great story, great acting, great cinematography, humor and suspense.

The movie stars William H Macy as a married loser who works as a car salesman at his father in laws dealership. He needs some cash so hires a couple low level criminals Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare to kidnap his wife for a ransom that he's sure his father in law will pay. Macy's Father in Law is rich so he sees it as a victimless crime. Of course thing don't go as planned as people die so enter the pregnant detective Marge Gunderson to investigate. Marge is brilliantly played by Frances McDormand. She's the hokey Minnesota/North Dakota accented stereotype in all the right ways.

One of the best dark comedies of all time and the type of the film that you can watch multiple times without it getting old. Buscemi and McDormand are absolutely wonderful and you will forever associate woodchippers with this film after the first viewing.