Fargo (1996) has a simple opening - a car driving on a snowy day. Carter Burwells music in the background starts soft, yet sad - we know that this is the start of something tragic. As the car grows closer, the music grows louder, and we understand the scale of the tragedy about to occur - it is all about to go down, and it won't be good. This is one of many astounding scenes that comprise this movie.

I can not express my intense love for Fargo enough. This movie is just sheer brilliance. It manages to be so much at once - tragic, hilarious, dark, gritty, touching, sad, tense. Yet the tone feels consistent throughout the movie. What makes it even more unique is its separation from heist movies - it just keeps topping itself. We've all seen movies where heists don't go according to plan - Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Reservoir Dogs (1993). But what Fargo does is it doesn't stop at one error, no - it just keeps going. Things just keep going wrong to the point where you, the viewer, believe that it just can't get worse. But then, of course, it does.

Each character is unique and perfectly cast. The movie is known for Frances McDormands performance as Marge - a friendly, yet good cop. However, I also think that both Steve Buscemi's portrayal as Carl Showalter and Peter Stormares portrayal of Gaear Grimsrud are fantastic. The same applies to William H. Macys portrayal of Jerry Lundengaard. As I said, each character is unique and fleshed out, separate from the rest.

There is so much brilliance in Fargo to be loved. The Coen brothers prove themselves as masterful filmmakers once again with this movie. If you have not seen it, I could not recommend it more.