Director: Joel Coen
Genre: Comedy/
Crime
Runtime: 117
minutes
Year:
1998
Starring: Jeff
Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hofman,
Tara Reid, John Turtorro, Sam Elliot, John Polito
Description: "The
Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks
restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Review: After “Fargo” in 1996, the Coen Brothers had to try and equal or top
their masterpiece. The story of “The Big Lebwoski” sounds like it’s going all
over the place. But that doesn’t mean they can’t make another masterpiece.
The sultry voiceover of a
nameless cowboy leads us from a deserted prairie to a big American city: Los
Angeles. Main character Jeff “The Dude” Lebwoski (Jeff Bridges) is a jobless
loser who goes through life smoking weed and bowling with his two friends
Walter (John Goodman) and Donny (Steve Buscemi). But his eventless life is soon
to be over, when two criminals mistake The Dude for some millionaire with the
same name. They shove his head down the toilet and pee on his rug, but The Dude
manages to convince the criminals that they’ve got the wrong person. The Dude
tries to find the other Jeff Lebowski and demands a new rug. But now he is part
of a complicated kidnapping case.
The film is filled with
strange yet unforgettable characters: feministic artist Maude, bowling king
Jesus, porn boss Jackie Treehorn and off course the trio The Dude, Donnie and
Walter themselves.
“The Big Lebowski” is a
great crime comedy, equally as good as “Fargo”. The Dude abides!
Rating: 5/
5
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