Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 16
Typically stunning visuals and sharp dialogue from the Coen Brothers, brought to life with strong performances from Goodman and Bridges.
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 5
Typically stunning visuals and sharp dialogue from the Coen Brothers, brought to life with strong performances from Goodman and Bridges.
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The plot of this Raymond Chandler-esque comedy crime caper from the Coen Brothers (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) pivots around a case of mistaken identity complicated by extortion, double-crosses, deception, embezzlement, sex, pot, and gallons of White Russians (made with fresh cream, please). In 1991, unemployed '60s refugee Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) grooves into his laid-back Los Angeles lifestyle. One of the laziest men in LA, he enjoys hanging with his bowling buddies, pompous
Mar 6, 1998 Wide
Oct 27, 1998
Gramercy Pictures
All Critics (82) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (72) | Rotten (16) | DVD (37)
Adds up to considerably less than the sum of its often scintillating parts.
The result is a lot of laughs and a feeling of awe toward the craftsmanship involved. I doubt that there'll be anything else like it the rest of this year.
A typical Coen brothers film is like no film you've ever seen.
As tempting as it is to completely dismiss The Big Lebowski, it's hard to do because the Coens are able to create wickedly funny eccentrics and possess the ability to energize certain actors to inhabit them completely.
The Big Lebowski is a mess. But what a glorious, wonderfully-entertaining mess it is.
A genial spoof about life on the unhinged margins of L.A. that's a lot more carefully constructed than it pretends to be.
One of the funniest, coolest, most absurd cult films ever made, and one of the best from the dynamic duo - Joel and Ethan Coen.
It's essential.
It's the whole proud, embarrassing sociopolitical, cultural heap of American history-and the American Century in particular-in two fleet, funny hours. [Blu-ray]
The Coens concoct an absurdist Chandler-esque mystery, drop in a couple hilarious dream fantasies, and even bring in a drawling Sam Elliot to narrate this tall tale like a western myth.
There are few films that genuinely get better with each successive viewing. The Big Lebowski is one of them.
[VIDEO] You'd never guess that the movie is loosely based on Raymond Chandler's detective novel "The Big Sleep."
I'm not a fan of the Coen Brothers, but this is an entertaining enough diversion.
A wild ride for adults only.
To what do we owe the pleasure of the Coen Brothers' new joie de vivre and love for their fellow man?
Stylish and wickedly funny black comedy illuminated by a great performance from Jeff Bridges, and loaded with all the Coen brothers' trademark wit and flair.
As with Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski gives us a protagonist whose dopey innocence seems to be his only protection from the real world.
If it's all supposed to be in fun, why does it feel so much like an insult?
Bridges does more with his deflated body language than many comedians can manage by chewing the furniture.
If nothing else, the Dude speaks for me when appraises the music of the Eagles.
One of the funniest films made.
The Dude abides. Not much else I can say but what a great movie this is. One of the all time great cult films.
March 23, 2007Super Reviewer
It's a fact that the 1990's wasn't the best decade for witty and smart comedy movies, but The Big Lebowski was an exception. It's a real shame the critics didn't embrace it because it's truly deserving of it's cult status. There's excellent chemistry between Bridges, Goodman and Buscemi and it's surprising "mumble"
January 30, 2012
Super Reviewer
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