Review of The Big White

i think the maker's of this movie thought they were making another "Fargo".Frozen tundra town in the middle of winter.Guy tries unsuccessfully to pull off a scam.Basically,Paul Barnell(Robin Williams) is a travel agent one step away from bankruptcy.he can't pay his bills,his wife has a mental illness of some sort(exactly what is never really revealed)and he doesn't have the money to send her to people who can help her.He tries unsuccessfully to make a claim on the insurance policy left by his brother,who has been gone 5 years.However,without a body,he has no case.he happens to luck upon a frozen body in a dumpster (and after some planning) attempts to pass it off as his brother.things don't go exactly as planned, however.let's just say a couple of mob hit men figure into the mix,as well as a suspicious insurance agent.this movie should have have been pretty decent,yet it was just above average.it doesn't have the edge that "Fargo" has,the characters are not as compelling,and the atmosphere just isn't really there.also Robin Williams is not up to standard here.he is just weepy and annoying.this is Mark Mylod's feature film debut,though he has directed episodes of various TV shows.Collin Friesen wrote the script.he also wrote the script for "Plague City:Sars in Toronto",as well as a 17 min short entitled"Farm Sluts".and no it is not a porno,but more a modern day farce about one man's life and how it quickly unravels due to a misunderstanding.Anyway,with a more seasoned writer and director,"The Big White" could have been a memorable movie.instead it is a pale attempt at evoking comparisons to "Fargo".however it falls short. 6/10