Bizarre...?

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2005)

The Big Lebowski. One of the more bizarre movies I've seen by a long shot, this follows swearaholic Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski who is mistaken and has his rug "soiled" near the start of the film. Going to the intended "soiled-rug" person, The Dude gets himself foolishly involved in a kidnapping case in which a womans toe is cut off. Him and his buddy Walter and idiotic friend Donny (Shut the F**K up!!) Try to figure it all out. This film mainly succeeds because of the characters; John Tuturro as a ludicrous child molester, Donny and Walter, the film's high point, always finding new hilarious dialogue to spit at the camera. Had it not been for some fantastic performances from Jeff Bridges and John Goodman, this may well not be the funny thriller/slacker comedy that it was. A memorable movie, filled to the brim with politically incorrect scenes and some unusually twisted phrases and comedy, The Big Lebowski scores big. But what do you expect if it's done by the Coen Brothers?
Overall: **** out of ***** (4 out of 5)