Stylish and exceptionally funny

Rating: 7/10 (15 January 2005)

The Coen brothers make the kind of movies that i think you either love or hate. Their very special brand of humor and their weird characters make them an experience out of the ordinary.
Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is called "The Dude" by his friends. He's an aging hippie living the comfortable life mostly just bowling. However one day he is mistaken for the infinitely more ambitious Jeffrey Lebowski, an industrialist of considerable wealth. The mix-up leads to a set of events among including among other things German nihilists and kidnappings.
You have never seen Jeff Bridges like this before! I don't know what it is that the Coen brothers have, but they always seem to bring out the strangest things in the actors they use. Just look at John Goodman, as soon as he works with the Coens he shines like never before. Anyway, the very strange comedy that this movie presents is something that defies explanation. But i can say that i found it amazingly funny, well written and well played. And it's also a beautiful movie with high quality photography as well as cinematography.
This is probably the funniest movie that the Coen brothers have ever made, in competition with "Arizona Junior". A hysterical mix between weird characters, weird comedy and great film-making. A must-see. I rate it 7/10.