This is one of those rare gems that I can watch over and over and never get tired of. So many fun characters an d a superb plot balanced with amazing real-life characters and dialogue that isn't so plot and exposition heavy.

You get truly normal real-life conversation with some drips of plot, enough to make it seem totally real and still move the story along.

Although some people think some of the scenes weren't necessary, they actually were. For example, Mike Yanagita meeting Margie seems like a trivial scene, but when Margie finds out Mike lied to her with such ease she realizes that Jerry lied to her and goes back to confront him. So not only was that scene hilarious it was the catalyst for solving the crime.

This is by far Coen Brothers' best film. The subsequent films tried to copy its success, like the Big Lebowski. They just haven't been able to capture the magic of Fargo since, despite a few decent films.

List of best and/or worthwhile Coen films:

1. Fargo.

2. Blood Simple/Raising Arizona/No Country for Old Men.

The rest of their films are below mediocre and some just terrible.