One of the greatest comedies every made.

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 1999)

The Big Lebowski is one of the best comedies there'll ever be. One of the main reasons this movie did not get the attention it deserved was because of the advertising. "From the creators of Fargo" in my opinion killed this film. Fargo was an art movie that only most critics liked. TBL is so far from Fargo its unreal. I can see how people wouldn't watch it thinking it was similar in some way to Fargo. Let me give you an example of why TBL is so good, and better than Fargo. Jesus Quintana. Jesus will probably be the best character to ever appear in a movie. The Coen's created an urban legend with Jesus, and then only gave him a few minutes of screen time. This is actually a good thing, however, since having him in the movie too much would ruin him in the same manner knowing the ending to the Usual Suspects would ruin the experience. Those who love Jesus as much as I do can only live with the fact that we'll never see him in a film ever again. But using him in another film would ruin the character. So this also is a good thing. The Coen's did it right with Jesus, a unique character that creates a unique comical experience in a unique film. The film and Jesus will never be used or revisited for further films, but its comical genius you don't see in a film every day. So give TBL a try, if nothing else, you'll have to admit it is the best written comedy ever made.