Fargo makes the short list of the BEST movies i have ever seen; frances mcdormand, steve buscemi and william macy gave wonderful performances; such quirky characters and dialogue, that i could not help laughing out loud despite the grim storyline; the "academy" totally hosed this movie at the oscars; fargo was by far the best picture of 1996, and should have won more than just 2 oscars; some characters were so hilarious that i would have liked to see more of them; to be fair, however, there were so many of these hilarious characters that they might have turned fargo into a 4-hour movie; "carryin' a bit of a load there"; this movie had just enough scenery to carry the theme and message forward; not over the top by any stretch;