More than a one-time see

Rating: Null/10 (22 February 2002)

The first time I saw The Big Lebowski, I left the theater kind of scratching my head. What was it I had just watched? Sure, it had it's moments of true laugh-out-loud comedy, but was this movie just a comedy? Four years later, I can answer that question! It's a comedy! Each successive time I watched the film, I laughed harder. I laughed longer. These days, I like it better than Cats, I want to see it again and again. Seriously, after about two dozen viewings, this movie (in my opinion, the Coen Brothers' best) is a true masterpiece. It defines a time in American History. It defines a man, a man called "the dude." And he was a lazy man. And from opening credits to closing, these days I virtually laugh nonstop. He is the man, the man for his time and place...or however it goes.