Coen Brothers make a truly original movie. It's not only the plot, it's how they build a fascinating world based on many memorable characters.

There's Jerry, an absolutely disgusting human being who makes a deal to have his wife kidnapped in order to make money. But he is such a pathetic, natural loser that he doesn't have what it takes to make even this plan work.

There's Marge, an eternally cheerful, unapologetically traditional Upper Midwesterner, an always hungry but still brilliant cop.

And of course the partners in crime, Carl, who always talks too much, and Gaear, who lets his actions do the talking.

Other great aspects of Fargo include the wintery setting that takes you straight to life in a small American town and the balance between comedy and tragedy, irony, humour, violence, tenderness (Marge's relationship with her husband) and depression (Marge's high school classmate, Mike).

The camera work is nice, though nothing groundbreaking.