Fargo is an all-out laugh fest with excellent performances and clever insights. There is plenty of violence, but there is also plenty of social commentary on Minnesota types. Frances McDormand is wonderful in her Oscar-winning role and so are Buscemi and Macy in their roles. The way the characters talk and interact is utterly hilarious. Ultimately the blend of Minnesota Personalities and murder commentary, added with a moral value at the end to make it more morally correct add up to make a modern classic. Kudos to Joel and Ethan Coen for making horrific violence funny in the darkest of ways and to Roger Deakins and his beautiful cinematography.