One of my many favorites..(POSSIBLE SPOILERS) Ah, the Coen Brothers. I don't believe there's many a filmmaking tandem out there that elict such strong responses. Either you love or you...well, no need to be vulgar.
One of my favorite things with all Coen Brothers' films are their use of dialects, such as the machinist's(M. Emmet Walsh)"Northeastern" accent. It doesn't quite fit and adds quite a bit of color to a character who only speaks for about 15 seconds. I feel it adds an oddity to a film that is already quite nutty..and I love it!
I avoided this film for years because Nicholas Cage was the lead actor, REALLY not being a fan of most of his other work. However, he's probably one of the main reasons I love this film. He does in this film exactly the opposite of what I normally don't like about him: overacting. The sideburns almost give him a cool, Elvis-like vibe and yet he's a screw-up. The dull, burnt out look on his face..classic. I'd really like to see him do more comedy.
I also must mention the many outstanding supporting roles. As with most Coen Brothers films, some of the best lines belong to very minor characters.
The old guy running the store and the two FBI agents come to mind.
This is really a great comedy that comes highly recommended from this camp.
Love the bathroom in the gas station, featured when the Snopes brothers escape from prison. I'm assuming, of course, that the P.O.E. written on the bathroom walls is an homage to Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove."