Fargo Jr.’s Something Wicked

Just watched a film called Big Nothing.  I had never heard of this film nor anything about it so my expectations were very low.  My expectations were way too low it turns out.

I was immediately drawn into the plot.  An ex-professor/writer ends up getting involved in a simple crime—or what should have been a simple crime—which goes terribly wrong.  Very much in the vein of Fargo where a plain plan to put some cool cash into a couple of pockets transforms into a Shakespearean tragedy in terms of body count and a Shakespearean comedy in terms of sheer joy.  In short, a true black comedy.

You don’t want to miss this one if you are a fan of dark comedies or a fan of film noir.  Lightly disturbing and smirk ridden, this film is time well spent.  I will be looking for more from Jean-Baptiste Andrea.  Very promising.

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