This aggression will not stand,man

Rating: Null/10 (7 January 2000)

The general consensus is that the Coens best film was Fargo,but they have never been funnier than here,displaying the simple pleasures of doing nothing.Jeff Bridges is The Dude,a bowler who somehow finds himself mixed up with a kidnapping and a toe-a problem he would have dealt with competently had he not had "help" from ex-nam veteran John Goodman,a bowling obsessive who demonstrates to The Dude exactly what happens when "a stranger f*cks you in the ass".The film comes complete with the funniest,drug addled dream sequences you'll ever see,and the requisite sparkling Coen dialogue is there,all the way through the film.Slapstick comedy is mixed with violence,and it never slows down,sustaining the laughs for over two hours.No Coen film would be complete without tragedy though,and it comes with the departure of Donnie,the downtrodden sidekick who barely gets a word in when surrounded by the unflappable Dude and the volatile Walter.Lebowski beat the record previously held by Goodfellas for most "F" words,and you could hardly watch it with your mother,but as a film for the guys(who are'nt interested in Bruckheimer testosterone)it is unbeatable,Coen magic,their best so far,but do they have to use so many cuss words ?