Shut the **** up Donny!

Rating: 9/10 (24 June 1999)

I have honestly never seen a film like the Big Lebowski before. Just like I have never seen a film like Fargo before. Both were done by the Coen brothers and both were funny and strange at the same time. And both had roles in them for Steve Buscemi, who can make a good film great, a bad film good and a weird film watchable.
I can't say I loved this film even though I'm giving it an 8 out of 10. But what I can say is that I really liked it. John Goodman and Jeff Bridges are so funny in this film. Goodman has issues. That's for sure. He has many issues that he is dealing with. But instead of dealing with them like a scarred Vet usually does, he deals with them in anger but a funny anger if that is possible. He lashes out at his friends especially Donny who just doesn't seem to say any of the right things when Goodman is around.
Bridges is excellent as well. His character really just wants to get through the day and bowl and not have anyone pee on his carpet. But of course none of that is going to happen in the strange world that the Coen's have created.
What is not so great about this film is all the dream sequences. They are confusing and they don't hit the right note. They feel more like a nuisance.
But this is a film that should be experienced. It is at least original and it is worth a few laughs.