Jerry Lundegard runs his father-in-law's car dealership in Minnesota who always seems to be in massive financial trouble for one reason or another. Even after possible embezzlement at Jerry's place of work he still must go to absolute drastic measures. Thats when Jerry puts a scheme in motion to hire two out of area criminals to kidnap his wife in order to push his father-in-law to pay a million dollar ransom without his direct involvement. The hired men, Wade & Gaear, are successful in kidnapping Jerry's wife Jean but on the way to the safe house an unfortunate event leaves three people left in bloodshed. As Jerry attempts to mend the situation to keep the gears in motion and Wade & Gaear seemingly unravel a pesky, persistent, and very pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson is tenaciously motivated to unearth the truth of the murders so justice can be served.

This film manages to be quite a poignant piece of filmmaking but in all regards deep within has beauty in it. Joel and Ethan Coen have always been fantastic storytellers but Fargo takes the cake with its twists, turns, and many layers leaves the viewer guessing until the very end. This is a very dark true story the pulls no punches in its brutality. The acting was phenomenal, the cinematography beautiful, and the musical score was on point. Might I add this cast is absolutely stacked even by todays standards. This is a 90's classic you need to add to your watchlist.