If nothing else, extremely entertaining.

Rating: 7/10 (1 February 2007)

Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Peter Stormare, Flea, Torsten Voges, John Turturro, Sam Elliot, Tara Reid, Jack Kehler.
Many obviously consider this to be a classic. I don't consider it one, but I still found it very entertaining and was not disappointed. Our basic plot is stoner and loser Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski, when men break in to his house and pee on his rug. To get the money for the rug The Dude goes to Jeffrey Lebowski, and ends up on a mission to find rich Lebowski's kidnapped wife. The movie is fairly fast paced, but that doesn't stop it from having periods of heavy clever dialogue, mostly between John Goodman as the ex-Vietnam veteran Walter and the Dude. Many of the film's most entertaining scenes are located in the bowling alley where The Dude, Walter and Donnie (Buscemi) talk about nothing and (of course) bowl. The backup cast is really good also, including Julianne Moore as the "kidnapped" wife and John Turturro as a sex offender bowler. Though I don't consider this to be a great classic film, it's still a good, fun movie with enough gusto to keep the whole thing afloat.
My rating: *** out of ****. 113 mins. R for sexuality/nudity, violence, drug use and language.