Description
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1996-03-08
Publication
MGM (2008)
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Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Supporting Actor — 1996)
Saturn Award (Winner — 1997)
Cannes Film Festival Award (Winner — 1996)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner — Best Picture — 1996)
New York Film Critics Circle Award (Best Film — 1996)
National Film Registry (2006)
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
An idiot arranges to have his wife kidnapped.
One of the Coens' best movies - which is saying something when you're talking about filmmakers that make masterpieces more often than not.
Concept: B
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music:
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.7/4
One of the Coens' best movies - which is saying something when you're talking about filmmakers that make masterpieces more often than not.
Concept: B
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music:
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GPA: 3.7/4
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LibraryThing member dawsong
Very dark. Not the darkest. But very dark.
LibraryThing member themulhern
Disturbing and very smart. Frances McDormand is outstanding.
LibraryThing member jgcorrea
Just a goofy, impeccable logic-following cop vs terrifyingly blood thirsty but also goofy organized criminals.