Insane "film noirish" comedy thriller from the ever reliable Coen brothers

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2001)

Insane "film noirish" comedy thriller from the ever reliable Coen brothers.
Amiable hippy slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski gets accosted at his home after being mistaken for another Lebowski, an elderly local millionaire bigwig, who's young wife owes money all over town. "The Dude's" rug gets soiled by one of the thugs during the attack, so he sets off to try and get compensation from the other Lebowski.
What follows is "The Dude" getting mixed up in a labyrinth of plot,and counter plots, involving kidnapping, dope, porn moguls, German nihilists, and a savage marmot.
If you like your Coen brother's movies along the lines of Fargo and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (and I do!) your gonna love this. Bridges, Goodman, and Buscemi all give great performances, while the story is clever, original, off the wall, funny and choc full of eccentric characters. You even get Julianne Moore thrown in for good measure, and Coen brother's regular John Turturro popping up as a crazy Latin American bowler.
See it! You won't be disappointed
8 out of 10