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September 30, 2003
Fargo
(out of four)
Fargo is a movie built upon a lie. It's bogus, hokum, a sham, not to mention completely and utterly brilliant. The lie starts with a title card at the beginning of the film, which somberly announces, "The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred." Now, in hopes of snookering a whole new crowd of viewers, you'll find those same words where a synopsis should appear on the back of the newly released special-edition DVD.
Posted by Peter Debruge at 10:17 AM | Comments (0)