One of the best films of the nineties!

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2001)

In 100 years time the Coen brothers will be remembered for Fargo as their 'classic' film, but their most celebrated film is not their best, Lebowski is the king of funny films. Personnally I find nothing amusing about slapstick comedy, the beauty of Lebowski(and all genuinly funny films, Dr Strangelove, Withnail and I, Annie Hall)is that it uses well crafted characters, intelligence and/or stupidity for reaching the child within. Lines such as "she's gotta feed the monkey" are just so off the wall that it never fails raise giggles, smirks and riotous rolling on the floor. The Dude and Walter are one of the best double acts I've ever witnessed, up there with Lemon and Curtis in Some like it Hot or Laural and Hardy. While critics are afraid to praise new films and rank them with the so called classics, I believe the Coen's will be remembered for this as well as Fargo, the same way that Orson Welles is remembered for Citizen Kane AND THEN Touch of Evil. Fargo AND THEN The Big Lebowski(which is much better!!)