Mostly a series of bizarre vignettes, which might be a problem if they weren't so funny.

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2009)

Directors Joel and Ethan Coen have defined and mastered their own bizarre subgenre. Jeff Bridges stars as Jeffrey Lebowski, an unemployed Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler, who refers to himself as "The Dude".
The Big Lebowski is a wide-eyed, one-of-a-kind comedy of genius, with the structure of a shaggy-dog Raymond Chandler pastiche. No surprise that it has ripened over the years and became a beloved cult favourite ("the first cult film of the Internet era"): it is the Coen Brothers' most exuberantly wacky and inventive film, but also their most affectionate and the performances are a joy. The film's devoted fans have spawned Lebowski Fest, an annual festival that started in Louisville, Kentucky in 2002 and has since expanded to several other cities.