*FARGO* First Time Watching MOVIE REACTION

[@jenmurrayxo]

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[@MarcusN-kp1jn]

Miller's Crossing!

[@jrobwoo688]

The Coen Brothers are great. My favorite of theirs is The Man Who Wasn’t There.

[@frankmartin3600]

True Grit and No Country for Old Men.

[@karllong]

Raising Arizona with bonus Nick Cage :)

[@lou6454]

Millers Crossing , it's one of my favorites , so you might like it , fingers crossed .

[@Demigord]

"pancakes and booty" Jen has her priorities straight

[@NewbieInOttawa]

That's why she's Jenny Stax! (of pancakes..or booty? 😉)

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

Yaa, ya betcha

[@trinaq]

I never realised the point of the Mike Yanagita scene, as it seemed random. However, when Marge discovers that everything he told her was a lie, that inspires her to look at Jerry in a different way, and not take everything he says at face value.

[@Slythe01]

I admit I never got that at all when I first watched this.

[@brendansheehy8124]

Interesting observation but Marge was sharp as a tack….I think she knew within 30 seconds of meeting Jerry that he was shady and was feeding her bullshit. She just hadn’t put all the pieces together yet.

[@l00d3r]

I believe she took pity on Mike and slept with him. It is not shown in the movie, but her face when she learned he had lied betrays her.

[@sterow]

I know this is a popular reading, but I feel she was always onto Jerry. I think the scene more just stands as a separate little personality sketch that contrasts with Margie and parallels with Jerry.

[@konowd]

I didn’t realize that either, the Coens are very clever

[@Britcarjunkie]

The best part of this film, is that as vulnerable as Marge appears, she's the one person that you don't have to worry about. The accent always reminds me more of rural Canada, and not the midwest, though I have heard the accent in northeastern Montana. Fun fact: this is NOT based on "a" true story, however, it is based on several major crimes that really did take place in the region.

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

Great Trivia: The Briefcase The Coen Brothers use here in Fargo (for the money) is the EXACT SAME "Satchel" The Coen Brothers use in No Country For Old Men! (for the money)

[@cruesome2]

The best part of watching Fargo is doing the accents, dontchaknow. "Marge" is married to Joel Coen, so she's in a few of their films. Always fantastic in every role. Definitely watch No Country For Old Men and Blood Simple. The Coen Bros just can't make a bad film.

[@obscillesk]

I need to give Barton Fink another try, I didn't jive with it when I tried picking it up. The band named after it though is pretty good

[@gregorygant4242]

Oh yeaaaah? Yeaaaaah ! Gotcha, Oki doki then !

[@Camsigliere]

Don't forget Raising Arizona!

[@jamielandis4308]

You will need to see “Raising Arizona.” I would also recommend the TV series, “Fargo.” It’s fantastic. “Late night cable,” was actually “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. It was a long-running joke that many folks were conceived during Carson’s show. Francis McDormand won her first of three Oscars for playing Marge. Fun fact: this is not based on a true story; they made it up.

[@resin_Hd]

Love this movie. I hear the story between this and Lebowski was this one came first and Buscemi had a lot of the lines. So the joke was in Lebowski, Buscemi’s character was told to “Shut the f*^k up” all the time. Also Buscemi’s accomplice was one of the German nihilists in Lebowski.

[@AutoPilate]

Peter Stormare would have been in Miller’s Crossing too but he was under contract and couldn’t get out of it. So his part, The Swede, was changed to The Dane.

[@Zaburino]

"Miller's Crossing" is often ignored but is one of their greatest crime films. Definitely worth the reaction!

[@Madbandit77]

I love Miller's Crossing.

[@mr.a8315]

Definitely, it is a masterpiece. ♥ And the Coen's (relatively) more recent pic 'No Country For Old Men' is one of the tense modern thrillers I've ever seen and so re-watchable.

[@wanderinroy]

@@mr.a8315 It is a masterpiece. And if anyone disagrees, all I can say is "Don't give me the high hat"!🎩

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Definitely a great flick. Don't expect a "Fargo" vibe though. Whole different feel but great.

[@olshanski]

Miller’s Crossing is my favorite film. But I think o brother where art thou would be best for reacting.

[@hbron112]

Thanks for this great reaction, Jen. You slipped into the accent before you knew it was happening lol! I love the end where Marge gets her man, has a monster in her car, and gives him a stern lecture!

[@christianwise637]

That kind of scene feels like it was tailor-made for Frances McDormand

[@pencilnecked1579]

Born and raised in Central Minnesota this movie was the bane of my internet existence from 1997 until like 2010, everyone would always ask me if I had the "Fargo accent" when they learned where I was from, lol. Great great movie tho.

[@jasonm8017]

😂 and every Canadian talks like Bob & Doug McKenzie

[@LeviBulger]

This was legitimately the funniest reaction I've ever watched. I love when Canadians and Midwesterners watch this movie because they just can't help themselves and start mimicking the accent perfectly. Every time.

[@normandavidtidiman9918]

That's the part I found the most irritating actually, once or twice,but, EVERY time to repeat their "ja's" or mimic the over-the-top accents became gratting 😖

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

I think the "Ja's" derive from the Norwegian immigrants that settled there in the late 1800s.

[@artao5]

You betcha, dontcha know eh.

[@joeshoe6184]

A "Midwestern" accent is quite different than a Minnesota/ North Dakota accent.

[@LeviBulger]

@@joeshoe6184 Are NorthDakota and Minnesota part of the Midwest? What you're saying is kinda nonsensical. It's like saying Florentine food is different than Italian food, despite Florence being part of Italy. The Midwest has many accents, including the two you say are different. I'm curious what you think is the one and only Midwest accent in your mind.

[@t0dd000]

Everyone says the accents are over the top, but ... in the army my roommate was from Minnesota and his accent was precisely this. :)

[@EllisThings]

"don't shoot yourself in the penis, man" - haha I half expected that to pop up as a wisdom nugget lol. Oh and when you said "I like these stories where things spiral out of control" - that's almost every Coen brothers movie Jen, so definitely watch more!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

The actor who portrayed Jerry, William H. Macy, has been in TONS of things, though generally in a supporting role. He's probably best known for Fargo, but he also starred in the TV series Shameless. I do recommend you put the film Mystery Men (1999) on your watchlist. It's a superhero spoof that he's in together with Ben Stiller, Geoffrey Rush, and others you may recognize.

[@petermcculloch4933]

Don't forget The Cooler

[@linusfotograf]

Magnolia

[@sabalos]

You would love A Simple Plan (1998) - not a Coen bros movie, but Sam Raimi is a close friend of theirs and that movie kind of feels like his response to Fargo.

[@Dillpicks95]

Great timing I just got back from passing my driving test and now I get to watch Jen’s new reaction you can’t ask for anything better.

[@shanenolan5625]

Congratulations Dylan drive safe

[@positivelynegative9149]

Pancakes & booty? 🤣

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Most Coen bros movies deserve at least one viewing. I'd argue strongly for both of their Westerns, "True Grit" (2010) and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" (2018).

[@jamesguerrero2993]

Great Reaction, The TV show is definitely worth watching. As far as more of their films I recommend: Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Their version of True Grit and of course No Country For Old Men. Hope you enjoy these ✌

[@kevinty7]

Loved hearing you do the accent all the way through, i was doing the same, well trying anyway 😂great Film, thanks lovely Jen ❤❤

[@philowens7680]

I love the accents too. I was living in Australia when I first saw it, so I was dumbfounded by the weather. But I've been living in Wisconsin for almost 20 years now so the mid-west weather has become a part of my life. Marge is a great hero.

[@karabearcomics]

When it comes to the Coen Brothers and music, definitely O Brother Where Art Thou is basically the pinnacle of that.

[@erictaylor5462]

I found out something about Steve Buscemi that made me respect him so much more. Before he made a name for himself as an actor he was a New York City fire fighter. On 9-11 he reported to his old firehouse and pulled several 12 hour shifts helping to rescue people.

[@illuminocalypse5210]

Really?? Dude that's badass! I've heard more than once that Buscemi is a really great guy, but damn that's a whole new level of awesome.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

Jerry was played by William H. Macy who said he was born to play this role, and he went out of his way to get it. He also had a relatively small part is a great movie called 'Mr Holland's Opus'.

[@mattwilkes2321]

I was so surprised she had never seen William H. Macy

[@Scary__fun]

He was in Jurassic Park III and a ton of other movies, but I'd recommend The Cooler which has a similar crime / thriller vibe and he's very good in it.

[@mattwilkes2321]

@@Scary__fun Boogie Nights and Mystery Men are both fun as well.

[@Cheepchipsable]

He was in Blade Runner as well.

[@BillyButcher90]

​@@Cheepchipsable No he wasn't

[@jenny5moon]

One of my favorite movies of all time, the humor is dark but undeniable if you’re into that sort of thing. Thank you for watching with us!!! ❤

[@Epulor1]

One thing that is easy to miss is the exact amount of the ransom. Jerry told them it was $80,000 and they could have half. He told his dad it was $1,000,000. So there was a lot more in that bag than the kidnapper was expecting.

[@extantsanity]

Yeah, clever writing is often subtle, and this crime drama leaves it to the audience to put it all together. Turns out Jerry was (intentionally) vague and misleading with everyone, including the audience. But this is also why Carl (Buscemi) was able to bury a ton of money and still have enough left over to make the two men "square" after being divided in half. Also, Carl didn't have a lot of good options with his half-mute partner. He couldn't "split the car", and couldn't appease him with more money without admitting there was more money to be had. Should have just kept driving, like Jen said.

[@SuperDrocket]

@@extantsanity Actually, it would have been quite easy to 'split the car' by doing exactly what Peter Stormare's character suggested. They got $80,000 from the random they were going to split. If we say the value of the car was $20,000, Carl could have just given the other guy $10,000 out of his share, so Carl walked away with $30k and a car and the other guy with $50k. Carl refused to do this because he was extremely cheap and gets angry easy (such as his fight with the parking lot attendant over $4, which was extremely stupid because he was in the middle of stealing a license plate.) Had he just handed over the 10K and taken the car, he not only would have walked away with $30k but he also had the other $920K waiting for him buried by the road that Peter Stormare's character never would have known about. Basically, Carl died because of greed.

[@nathanpapp432]

@@SuperDrocket I think Carl threatening Stormare's character by flashing the gun was what ultimately got him killed.

[@rg3388]

Hope you recognized the elements that were echoed in Lebowski: Both films have a million-dollar ransom for a wife. In both films, Steve Buscemi saying “in and out.” The Dude is eager to give 4 dollars because Carl is reluctant give give 4 dollars. Bunny Lebowski is originally from Moorhead Minnesota, the city next to . . . Fargo.

[@LordVolkov]

Ooh, the Bunny connection was one I hadn't caught 👍The Coens are great at little details like that.

[@rg3388]

@@LordVolkov All their films interconnect one way or another. For example, in at least 3 films an animal is shot at from a motor vehicle. I love the deja vu.

[@davidmeir9348]

Fantastic movie. For me, this and The Big Lebowski was the peak period of the Coen brothers. But they have other great movies. Blood Simple (their debut film) Raising Arizona Miller's Crossing and No Country for Old Men come to mind but their whole filmography is pretty dope.

[@thedoctor4327]

My mom picked out the DVD for this for family movie night when I was 10, thinking she’d just tell me to cover my eyes at the “partner in the wood chippa “ scene. Hoo boy was she in for a surprise when I saw everything else she forgot was in the film that wasn’t fit for a 10 year old’s eyes 🙃

[@THOMMGB]

Memory can play tricks on you sometimes.

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

@@THOMMGB So can a woman's bare breasts

[@Momsbasement354]

You are so darn fun! I love that you did the accent throughout! My ex girlfriend was born and raised in Minnesota and when she moved out here to California she and her friend had the pure accent. They used to get pissed when I made fun of it. I laughed so hard when I first heard them say dude for the first time! I shouted “Hey! Now you’re real Californians!” We went to her parents house for Christmas and her friends said that she had a California accent. She said no, you guys have an accent. Lol We were talking about this movie with her parents and while we both loved it and thought the making fun of the accent was hilarious, her mom didn’t like it. She said, “hey, you’re Norweigan too don’t ya know.” I’m very respectful so I stifled my laughter but my girlfriend laughed out loud and said mom, you’re proving the point that it’s funny.

[@Momsbasement354]

Oh for more Coen brothers watch O Brother Where Art Thou. For more William H Macy watch Happy Texas. It’s a sleeper hit, I think you’ll enjoy it.

[@scottbrown5818]

Frances Mcdormand (Marge), Gene Hackman, Willem Defoe - Mississippi Burning.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

I'm glad you noticed the music. The score is one of my favorites. It was composed by Carter Burwell, based on a Norwegian folk song called "The Lost Sheep." Burwell also did the music for several other Coen Brothers movies, including Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, MIller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Big Lebowski, The Man Who Wasn't There, Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, True Grit, Hail Caesar!, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Burwell also composed the scores for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Celluloid Closet, The Spanish Prisoner, Gods and Monsters, Being John Malkovoch, Adaptation, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, In Bruges, The Kids Are All Right, Carol, The Founder, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, and The Banshees of Inisherin. Jerry is an interesting character. Most movie villains are scary, smart, ruthless... Jerry is just a schmuck. He's a weasel, a coward, and more that a little bit stupid. He always tries to keep plodding forward, even when things are going so wrong that any normal person would give up. When the cops finally caught up with him, he continued to struggle after it was completely pointless. Even a Roomba will change directions when it encounters an obstacle. Other Coen Brothers movies I'd like for you to react to: Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, True Grit.

[@extantsanity]

"Even a Roomba...." Haha nice. Yeah, this role was made for William H. Macy, and he knew it. He lobbied for it hard, knowing it would (and did) earn him an Academy nomination.

[@Drforrester31]

"Yeah, pancakes and booty. Road trip 👍" is my new favorite Jen quote

[@robertjewell9727]

Fantastic reaction! The Coen brothers are from Minnesota so the exxagerated accent affection is even more endearing. My personal favorite movie by them is BARTON FINK about a popular NYC playwrite being hired by a Hollywood studio in the 1930s and it's phantasmagorical and NOBODY ever does a reactio to it so be the FIRST!

[@NZBigfoot]

Yeah no one really reacts to that one, also Hudsucker Proxy and A Serous Man are always over looked.

[@toddhill7483]

Barton Fink also my number 1. Followed by A Serious Man.

[@theaikidoka]

Marge is an amazing character - this is how you do A Strong Female Character. She is smart but not condescending, capable without being aloof, part of a loving relationship without being just a support for someone else. Able to empathise (not sympathise) with all the people she encounters without condoning criminals or compromising her own ethics. Frances McDormand just knocks it out of the park - what a great movie.

[@ryanbuysse8867]

I like the story about Buscemi in Fargo and then Big Lebowski. Because his character was non stop chatter box in Fargo, the Cohen brothers thought it would be funny to limit his talking in Big Lebowski. so they wrote all those "Shut up Donnie" lines for Goodman.

[@susanliltz3875]

“RAISING ARIZONA “ is a very different Coen Brothers movie.. Starring a very young Nicholas Cage, Holly Hunter, and John Goodman .

[@TerminatorJuice]

Did you say "fill up the hump"??? LMAO!!! I never heard that one before! 😂😂😂

[@retromaven2159]

OMG! Just when I thought it couldn't get any better than Jen and Fargo on a Friday night, now I see you're doing my favorite TV series of all time in Fargo Season #1!! You have a new Patreon member Jen!!

[@jenmurrayxo]

Really looking forward to watching it! ☺️👍

[@deckofcards87]

Such a smart, darkly funny film. Francis McDormand is unforgettable as Marge, and William Macey is amazing too as always.

[@custardflan]

The Coens grew up in the Minneapolis area, i believe. They made a movie kind of about growing up Jewish in the Twin Cities, A Serious Man.

[@DrJVenture]

The Coens definitely have a soft spot for that part of the country. They grew up outside of Minneapolis. As far as their movies, there are so many good ones- Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, No Country for Old Men, Barton Fink, Hail Caesar- and that’s only a few. You’ll see Frances McDormand (Marge) in a lot of their films.

[@terryemery4348]

Nice to hear you really noticing the wonderful Carter Burwell soundtrack of this movie. It's one of my favorites.

[@LoganKM76]

It was a hard day at work. Now I come home to find Jen Murray watching one of my favourite movies. What a nice way to end the week.

[@NThurkettle]

I remember reading that the Coens were all set to make "The Big Lebowski" but they had to wait on John Goodman's schedule and they couldn't imagine anyone but him playing Walter (100% agree since Goodman was perfect in that part,) and so they decided to just come up with another movie to keep themselves busy and it ended up being this absolute legend. For more Coen Brothers films about crimes going awry in places where people have unforgettable regional accents you've definitely got options - "No Country For Old Men" if you want to go the tense, terrifying, stunning photography route, "Raising Arizona" if you want to go the absurd, comic, eccentric performances and silly music route.

[@isaacs3822]

Many of my fellow Minnesotans are insulted by the accents in this movie, which admittedly are exaggerated (only slightly in some cases lol) but I say the award for best job with the accent goes to the old man who talks to the cop in his driveway. I swear the Coens were shooting on that street and just casted the guy who lives in that house bc that dude absolutely nails it 😂

[@jijitters]

Love that scene. Sometimes this movie feels very silly for how exaggerated everything is but I feel like we all know that guy lol

[@lawrencefine5020]

No Country for Old Men. Raising Arizona. Every time I watch Fargo it gets better and better. It has the perfect balance of comedy, drama, outstanding cast and a perfect script. Prime Coen brothers.

[@SanJoseBob]

Francis McDermand (Marge) 37:58 won an Academy Award for Best Actress. Buschimi & The Quiet Guy we’re both in “The Big Lebowski”. Francis won a second Oscar for the Movie about “3 Billboards”, she’s excellent in that one too….. SanJoséBob

[@william_santiago]

Jerry was played by William H. Macy and he is a PHENOMINAL actor. I can't tell you how many times he will play a character and you don't recognize him, the characters are so different. This is a man who can REALLY get into his roles. The best movie I can recommend is "Oleanna" (1994). Truly masterful. I couldn't look away.

[@nevrogers8198]

I'm sure many will recommend No Country For Old Men, but my favourite Coens movie is Burn After Reading - again a funny, random "spiral out of control" plot, with a stellar cast. Tbh, they're all good. One thing many of them have in common is an important character dying unexpectedly off-screen. It keeps you on your toes!

[@georgesykes394]

I like the attention to detail in this movie and the little thing's. Like for instance towing something with a front wheel drive car on snowy roads with Black Ice likely present. In the opening title's it's not easy and extremely dangerous shows the skill that drivers in the area have to contend with and in Canada.

[@MrLovegrove]

That was an awful lot of fun. Wonderful reaction. Had a blast watching along with you. I'm glad you were able to watch and enjoy this excellent film

[@jimclayson]

"Fargo" is a Coen Brothers classic. I've never been there, but I have family and acquaintances from North Dakota. Both of my grandmothers (both RIP now) were born in North Dakota (one NoDak German and one NoDak Norwegian). I don't think I've ever met anyone with an accent as strong as displayed by the actors in the movie, but I can imagine communities full of of Swedish, Norwegian and German immigrants sounding a lot like that... Bill Macy is brilliant in everything he does. You should check out the thoroughly underappreciated "Mystery Men" ('99) for a pre-MCU take on superheroes... including Macy as the SHOVELER! Everyone fell in love with Frances McDormand in "Fargo." She's a charmer.

[@lynnc5252]

The accent is everything!! Fantastic movie 🍿

[@3DJapan]

Man I haven't thought about Bobby's World in ages. That was on when I was in high school, we used to watch it in one of my home room classes.

[@t0dd000]

This is the Coen Brothers third best film, IMHO. And it is brilliant. #1 is No Country for Old Men #2 is O'Brother Where Art Thou? #3 is this one, Fargo. I can see folks swapping #2 and #3, but I recommend watching all of their films.

[@andreaszeintl8206]

Just watched your Fargo Tv-Show Reaction and had to watch this one immediately! Great work!

[@t0dd000]

The dialogue in the police cruiser ("I just don't understand it.") at the end mirrors Tommy Lee Jone's musings in No Country for Old Men. The Coen Brothers are really attracted to this theme of chaos swirling around good people. And I'm so here for it.

[@davemcbroom695]

A true classic don't ya know.😂

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Yah you betcha Yah

[@davemcbroom695]

@@A-small-amount-of-peas Yer darn tootin'.

[@williambaucum3318]

Hi Jen, probably the best Coen Brothers film to see is No Country For Old Men. It's brilliant but disturbing. It won a Best Picture Oscar in 2008.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@sdkelmaruecan2907 I've probably watched it half a dozen times. No spoilers but I just found some of the characters fascinating.

[@Rastafaustian]

I need ya ta step outta the car, sir. 😬

[@OmegaSoypreme]

You should watch The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. A Coen Brothers western. It's amazing.

[@linusfotograf]

William H. Macy who played Jerry has done some great roles but the best ones are in Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999); both directed by the great Paul Thomas Anderson!

[@asalvats]

Fargo es un peliculón y Frances mcDormand está impresionante. Merecido Oscar.

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

I didn't care some of the more recent films like Old Country. I was and avid fan of their early works like Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, and this one.

[@YoonbeenPark]

Ah yes, the 'mandatory-Minnesota-Nice-Accent-for-at-least-a-week movie'. Glad you enjoyed the accents as much as everyone else, Jen! Especially as a London, Ontario person XD.

[@ilionreactor1079]

"Don't shoot yourself in the penis, man." Always good advice. Thank you for the reinforcement.

[@ScottLovenberg]

I love how you maintain the accent throughout the movie. Much love from Minnetonka.

[@MST3Killa]

An interesting note from the cinematographer (the one and only Roger Deakins no less) is that when we see Jerry in his office, the blinds are aligned in such a way to show him as though he's in a jail cell, the blinds hinting at bars. Simply my favorite movie.

[@geneaikenii1092]

ALRIGHT! There ya go, girl. This 1996 flick is based on a true story and was a pretty cool funny/thriller picture. This film had a great storyline and wonderful characters. Everybody loved this one upon its release, back in the day. Oh brother, what a movie. Had a little bit of everything. This film had a nicely written storyline with superb acting / directing. So enjoyable to see you react to it and hear your thoughts. Loved all the accents, yours included. You are such a cutie. Will be looking out for the next. Shoutout from this old, Southern boy in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. U.S.A. Much peace, love, and happiness to you and yours, Jen Murray. Bless you. Go with God. Peace. Later, doll.

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

It was a great tv show as well. This sort of accent that you're hearing is the Midwestern accent you can hear throughout parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin

[@RanmaSaotome121]

Oh wow, I had to stop the video to comment on the Bobby's World reference! Loved that cartoon, and for forever, I was the only person I know who watched it! Or even heard of it even.

[@saamegan2985]

That was fun watching that with you. Highlighting the the plot flaw that he could have driven away with the million dollars as changed my perception a little. But I still love it

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

The Coen Brothers grew up in Minneapolis, so they definitely made this a loving homage to their home state. Also, Frances McDormand who plays Marge is married to Joel Coen, but she was not actually pregnant during the shots.

[@robertbunting3117]

William H Macy aka Jerry, is awesome in everything I've seen him in, Boogie Nights/ E.R./ Shameless.

[@RDRussell2]

The Director's craft: notice at 5:50 (in your reaction) how Jerry is filmed behind a wall of vertical blinds, creating an image of prison bars. Foreshadowing? Perhaps, but I think it shows how Jerry is literally talking himself into a trap from which he cannot escape. I've seen this movie at least a half dozen times and I've never noticed this before! The Coen Brothers have moved from strength to strength. You've already watched two of their undisputed masterpieces with "Lebowski" and "Fargo." Without a doubt, "No Country for Old Men" is high on their list of masterpieces, but it is very different; so dark as to be devoid of any sense of humor. One thing the Coen Brothers excel is it specificity. Time, place, location, accents, are all so very specific. For more of that, try "Raising Arizona" and "O Brother Where Art Thou." (If you happen to be a student of Homer, "O Brother Where Art Thou" is definitely a must. By "Homer" I mean the writer of epic poetry, not the Fox sitcom toon.) If you want to go off the beaten track, try "Intolerable Cruelty." I don't know why it was a box office failure; it stars George Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones in a very, very black comedy. Maybe people don't like dark comedies, but come on, no one does them better than the Coen Brothers, and "Intolerable Cruelty" is funny indeed. Cedric the Entertainer just STEALS the movie, even as excellent as the main stars are. I fear the movie resolves into a bit of sentimentalism, which is NOT a strength of the Coen Brothers, but the ride is great along the way - trust me!

[@altaclipper]

That was a fabulous movie. And I live in Alberta, so I also understand the winters.

[@stephg3054]

Your accent got better and better as the movie went on!! Awesome reaction as always 😂😁

[@jenmurrayxo]

Lol thanks Steph 😂 Great editing 👍

[@NewbieInOttawa]

@@jenmurrayxo Ohhh Yeaaaaahhhh? Great reaction as always, Jenny Stax (o' pancakes) 🥰

[@tomhoffman4330]

Thanks to Both of Y'all, for all of the Work that goes into making these Videos.👏 I sure Enjoyed this one today!

[@SilentBob731]

2:38 I find that accents between Canada and the US run more longitudinally, rather than based on the 49th Parallel. We East Coasters tend to have more in common with New Englanders than the rest of Canada, linguistically (and often culturally) speaking. 8:37 Jen's Serious Girl Spectacles see the future... 🤓🤣 12:35 "If you got a problem with Canada Gooses then you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate". 😉 15:08 Marge is large and in charge. 😛 26:12 🤣🤣🤣 29:25 Frances McDormand and William H. Macy are truly amazing actors. Marge Gunderson is too, Jerry Lundegaard...not so much. 🤔

[@oldbearbrian]

"Go Bears" Every time I hear that line in the interview, I think to myself, "Gee, I don't remember them!" Yup. Graduated White Bear Sr. High, Class of '83. 🙂

[@ZigbertD]

Love this movie, near or at the top of my all-time favorite film list. Also love the score by Carter Burwell. As many times as I've seen it, I just learned a couple of days ago that the main theme music is based on an old Scandinavian folk song called "The Lost Sheep".

[@SFOlson]

As someone who was born in North Dakota, and grew up in Minnesota, I absolutely love this movie. The accents are obviously overplayed for humor, but I’ve actually met people here who have an accent similar to the ones being used in the movie. And yes, the winters can get like that here, and a lot worse. I actually knew someone who ended up dying of hypothermia outside of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

30:18 "Now, Marge, that was _odd_ behavior, don'tcha think?" Darn _tootin'_ she does.

[@toddhill7483]

Great job Jen. More Coen Brothers gold includes No Country for Old Men, Barton Fink, and A Serious Man.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

That's a Hardanger Fiddle, the Norwegian National Folk Instrument, which has 8 strings - and such a haunting sound. The Coen Bros. are from 'The Cities' (as they say in Duluth). A dark and bleak story like the Great Lakes winters I recall - with Artistic License Galore; the opening statement has been rebuffed many times, and the Coen's story changed multiple times regarding 'based on true events' to "the only thing true about it, is that it is a story." ('nuff said).

[@TheNeonRabbit]

3:13 Peter Stormare (the taller kidnapper) first read the line as "Pancake house". The Coen bros. corrected him and said it's "Pancakes house" (plural). He said he thought it was a typo but they assured him it needs to be "Pancakes". It's Just one of those weird little details the Coen are famous for.

[@edfrancis66]

Fell in love with Frances McDormand, Marge and Norm are such a great couple! William H. Macy is such a great character actor. He was great in Mystery Men too, and a cult classic superhero spoof (before superheros blew up in cinema) with an amazing cast -- Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, Pau Reubens ,,,

[@lazyperfectionist1]

15:14 "Did they _actually_ get in _touch_ with him, or no?" He knows the arrangements they made, _initially._ Of course, the original plan was _his,_ and that's why it's already beginning to _unravel._

[@harlanginsberg7269]

Good pick on Frances Mcdormand she won the Academy award for best actress for this film. She is also the wife of Joel Coen the director of the film. Btw the other henchman not Buscemi was the nihilist/porn star in The Big Lebowski

[@THOMMGB]

Jen, You nailed that accent, well done. You've got to check out the remake of True Grit with Jeff Bridges and Raising Arizona with Nicolas Cage, two other Coen Brothers movies. William H. Macy played Jerry. I loved him in Pleasantville and Seabiscuit. You would absolutely love these movies. Promise.

[@redcaddiedaddie]

After reading the previous comments: others have suggested it, but I think a 'must see' is the Coens' 1st film, "BLOOD SIMPLE"! Yes, the plot thickens, things go wrong, mistakes are made, & it has some of the best plot twists ever! Frances McD. is featured, with a solid backup cast- EXTREMELY well written & directed, IMHO!

[@AnEvilMathematician]

Watched about 20+ videos from Jen Murray. Her going full Canadian, *chef's kiss*.

[@PokeTheBunny]

The place where they filmed the "Lakeside Club" (near White Bear Lake) had a fire a short while ago when a couple of kids broke in overnight. It got torn down and they are replacing it with apartments or something. Fantastic movie and reaction!

[@TheDemonicPenguin]

The somewhat forgotten 'A Simple Plan' is very much in this vein and worth a watch.

[@mattpobursky850]

I was surprised no one recommended O Brother, Where Art Thou? yet. Another great Coen Brothers movie!

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

You were singing the music's praises - that's Carter Burwell who did the score, he's consistently excellent.

[@kailefipne]

If you want to see more of William H. Macy (Jerry), he has memorable supporting roles in Magnolia and Boogie Nights, among many other credits.

[@kennypangman4636]

That was another sweet reaction, Jen! I knew you were gunna luv it. Living in Winnipeg, with North Dakota just an hour south. We used to get all our U.S. channel feeds [NBC, CBS, ABC] from Fargo, so it feels closer to home, even with the exaggerated accents , ha. But particularly the flat plains in winter. Another Coen brothers movie I love is Burn After Reading. It's hilarious! I really hope you see it.

[@machfront]

Brilliant and darkly beautiful film! I love that our hero is a super smart, pregnant, family lady. So cool. And Frances McDormand killed it! As an actress and as a character… she was absolutely top-tier! And the usual Cohen Bros stuff with regard to the simple eccentricities of the various characters wasn’t just silly or ‘just’ funny..it was real and solid, like the discussions of breakfast and Norm bringing her lunch. That was real for the characters and not just serv d up for us to laugh “at” them at all. Just…how life is, despite what else is going on. I love Norm and Marge, and the juxtaposition between they and the situation at hand. Great stuff! I could watch McDormand’s Marge in a dozen films!

[@lazyperfectionist1]

11:09 "I'm tryin' to think like a criminal. Like, alright. I don't want... to... ever be in this situation, but, like, they should probably put him in the trunk, now." I don't know what they could do, though, that's really gonna buy them a lot of time. I mean, that officer has a radio in his vehicle. He uses that radio to talk to a dispatcher. He _just_ told that dispatcher that he was pulling over this vehicle with unregistered dealer plates. That dispatcher is, at this moment, waiting to hear _back_ from him.

[@paulhansen7667]

Did anyone else notice that Marge's gun grew from a .38 (with no ejector shroud) when she first draws and walks through the woods, to a .357 magnum when she shoots the bad guy?