Once you get past the great performance by Frances McDormand there's nothing left to recommend this movie. The rest of the characters, with the possible exception of Officer Dixon, are shallow and almost transparent. Things happen (e.g. the appearance of the blue-eyed jerk in the gift shop) that make absolutely no sense and add nothing to the plot. The characters are largely unlikeable, the violence largely unnecessary, and the outcome largely predictable. Put a lesser actor in the lead role and this turkey would not fly.