The Dude Abides

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2004)

Little needs to be said about the film "The Big Lebowski." It has one of the greatest cult followings I've ever seen and the movie is chock full of one-liners. The Cohen brothers are able to deliver yet again with a great piece of Americana twisted around a wonderful comedy. The Dude (Jeff Lebowski, played by Jeff Bridges) is your average unemployed stoner whose number one hobby is bowling. His friends and teammates are Walter Sobchak (John Goodman), a Vietnam veteran, and Donny (Steve Buscemi), who is never allowed to get more than a few words in.
The Dude becomes involved first with a vandalism at his apartment, then later tangled in a web of robbery, extortion, kidnapping and pornography. The film provides good mystery and thriller vibes along with the mounds and mounds of comedic moments.
This is a movie I recommend everyone see, as long as they can handle the "F Bomb" being dropped a momentous 281 times.
8 out of 10.