I cannot believe that people rented Fargo because it was a black comedy and expected Jim Carrey type laughs from it. If you look up the definition of black comedy, you'll see that its not supposed to be "ha ha" funny.

Its a cutting study of human nature, showing that people will get greedy for no reason and, kill others with only the slightest provocation. And it happened!!!!!!!! !! !!!!!!

The reason Fargo is a great movie, (maybe the best film of the 90's) is BECAUSE its based on a true story!! If you went into it not knowing that fact or not caring, then it would not mean much to you after you saw it. I'll admit that if it were not a true story, it would be a very uninteresting movie. But it IS, and thats the essence of it.

I had a friend tell me that he had no problem solving the mystery long before then end. "IT WASN'T A WHO-DUNIT MOVIE!!" I screamed at him. He obviously missed the entire point of the film, and so did a lot of the other people who commented on it here.

If you watch a lot of Temptation Island, Dawson's Creek or re-runs of Dukes of Hazzard, then think twice before you rent Fargo. I promise it will not make any more sense to you than reading a physics manual.

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