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Rating: 10/10 (18 September 2002)

The Big Lebowski is a movie to watch again and again - and yet enjoy its subtle humour and great atmosphere everytime. The Coen Brother's truely are great filmmakers - constantly providing us with witty, original scripts and deep memorable characters.
The Big Lebowski - as with all the Coen films - is driven by sharp dialogue and excellent characters. The 'Dude' is the personification of laziness acted to perfection by Jeff Bridges, always wearing the same tatty clothes and hilariously drinking a milky White Russian "Hey man i got a beverage here!" We first meet the Dude in a shopping mall - with milk on his moustache - hilariously writing a cheque for 69cents! John Goodman is the Jewish Vietnam veteran Walter Schobchek - taking every opportunity to shout about his dead 'buddies' from the war and shout at Donny (Steve Buchemi). Donny is a quiet man with very little impact on the narrative - however the comedic relationship between him, Walter and the 'Dude' is a charm.
The atmosphere created here gives superb viewing, with top notch cinematography and genuine, if obscure, relationships between the odd characters. But what you will remember most from this film are the hilarious quotations - "F*** it dude, let go bowling", "Well thats just, like, your opinion man!" and "Obviously your not privy to the new s**t, man" to name just a couple.