I'm from Fargo, & have lived in Minneapolis. I don't talk like that, most Minneapolitans don't talk like that, either. The Coen brothers seem to think that the majority of folks from North Dakota, South Dakota, & Minnesota come from Lake Wobegon. At first, I did think the whole accent thing was overdone, but that's not what irritated me the most. I thought that this film was going to be MUCH better than what it was. Normally, I like their movies (Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, The Man Who Wasn't There). This one left me flat &, well, irritated. Frances McDormand did not deserve an Oscar for her performance. The writing was bland & the characters wooden. The Coens have done much, much better.