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- FX
- Sep 27, 2020
- FX
- Sep 27, 2020
Summary The series based on the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning film begins with the arrival of Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) to Minnesota. Lorne's actions brings major changes to the lives of insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman); Officer Molly Solverson (Alison Tolman), the daughter of former chief (Keith Carradine); and Duluth De...
- FX
- Sep 27, 2020
- FX
- Sep 27, 2020
Summary The series based on the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning film begins with the arrival of Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) to Minnesota. Lorne's actions brings major changes to the lives of insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman); Officer Molly Solverson (Alison Tolman), the daughter of former chief (Keith Carradine); and Duluth De...
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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62% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
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5% Negative
2 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
68
62% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Thrillingly unpredictable fourth installment of Fargo. ... A dark tide of inventive quirkiness. [28 Sep - 11 Oct 2020, p.8]
Season 4 may not go down as the best year of “Fargo.” The structure lurches a bit, episode to episode, and the cast can’t collectively hit the highs of prior seasons’ players. (In part because they’re not asked to, given the dour tone.) But Hawley’s choice to evolve beyond his established structure is as necessary as it is invigorating.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 108 User Ratings
5.2
45% Positive
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
18% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
37% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 108 User Ratings
5.2
45% Positive
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
18% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
37% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
Fargo is significantly better than the disappointing third season, though probably not as good as the near-perfect second season.
Because it antes in so many pots, this “Fargo” is like a thick novel – frequently unwieldy. Schwartzman and Buckley get lost (just when you need them the most); Timothy Olyphant and Jack Huston show up as lawmen when you’re not quite ready for them.
Fargo has always been more a triumph of style than substance, but here, the discrepancy is broader than ever.
Fargo is full of riches—decadent set pieces and fascinating visual choices—but they ornament a sparse narrative. ... Fargo isn’t bad. It tries to do so many things, and it kind of succeeds at a lot of them. But it serves too many masters to transcend the sum of its parts.
Earlier iterations of Fargo drew a lot of their power from a wide ensemble of curious people. Here, every introductory quirk is immediately annoying. ... It doesn’t help that, as the two characters with most prominence on their respective sides, Schwartzman and Rock are giving two flavors of bad performance.
Don’t be fazed by the negative reviews. This a classic and sticks true to the Fargo formula. Must watch for all day 1 Fargo fans
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SEASON 4
The season started off so promising, but it ended up being just one monologue after another. People don't stop to tell stories every five seconds in real life. It feels like Hawley is stuck in a one-note orchestra.
The acting wasn't that great this season, despite an amazing cast on paper.
A side note, which does not affect my score: the entire message of the season appears to be that white people are evil, and women are superior to men. A theme of equality, ironically, gives way to the reverse.
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SEASON 4
It was good
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SEASON 4
