Plot Outline:A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.
Abby is married to bar owner Marty. She is also having an affair with barman Ray. Marty hires a private detective (Visser) to spy on them and then kill them, however Visser has his own plans to get Marty's money. However with Marty and Visser double crossing each other and Ray and Abby unable to trust each other things quickly spin out of control.
The Coen brothers' magnificent feature film debut
Blood Simple is emotionally involving and the suspense is played to perfection. While the characters are completely clueless as to what has gone on around them, we know everything. What we don't know is what the characters are going to do next. Coen fans will notice many recurring themes from their other films (especially Fargo and The Big Lebowski) such as the use of headlights, passing motorists witnessing a crime, shower curtains and bathroom windows, detectives driving VW beetles, husbands hiring the wrong people to carry out a crime.
The Cohen brothers work well here to create a dark tension with lots of lingering images and sounds. The sound editing is excellent – whether it being the dull beat of fans or a mix of noise to heighten the sense of fear.The Coens have mastered this gift of portraying the average man or woman, simple or crooked, placed within a spartan canvas of knee-jerk emotions.
I give it a 7/10.
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