Its funny but also a mess

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2003)

My Rating: ***1/4 out of ****.
I consider myself a fan of the Coen Brothers, I loved both Fargo and Raising Arizona. I found The Big Lebowski to be entertaining but it had a convoluted storyline. Does This make it a bad movie? Absolutely not, and this is because of the wonderful dialogue the Coen Brothers have provided for us.

The acting is one of the strengths. Jeff Bridges is absolutely perfect as The Dude. John Goodman is hilarious as Walter. Steve Buscemi really doesnt do much except get insulted by John Goodman. Julianne Moore takes a different kind of role and does well.
To enjoy The Big Lebowski, you must do one thing: Forget the plot. You will hate the movie if you try to figure out the plot. It is a mess of a plot. At one point it gets incoherent, but that scene is one of the best in the film.

The Big Lebowski is not a masterpiece, in fact its even really far from a near-masterpiece stature. But it is highly entertraining and it will calm your nerves after seeing a movie called Requiem For A Dream.