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03/14/05
The Big Lebowski (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 71
Fresh: 55
Rotten:16
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus: Typically stunning visuals and sharp dialogue from the Coen Brothers, brought to life with strong performances from Goodman and Bridges.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The Coen brothers have done it again. Mixing in Leninist philosophy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot, and a deep love of bowling, they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world the many glories of THE BIG LEBOWSKI.... [More]
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi
Director: Joel Coen
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01/01/00
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It may not be Fargo, but you’ll be swept away by the sheer nonsensical, farcical wonder of it all.
01/01/00
Top Critic Stylish and wickedly funny black comedy illuminated by a great performance from Jeff Bridges, and loaded with all the Coen brothers' trademark wit and flair.
05/06/08
Top Critic As with Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski gives us a protagonist whose dopey innocence seems to be his only protection from the real world.
11/17/07
If it's all supposed to be in fun, why does it feel so much like an insult?
11/07/07
Adds up to considerably less than the sum of its often scintillating parts.
11/07/07
Top Critic Bridges does more with his deflated body language than many comedians can manage by chewing the furniture.
07/23/07
If nothing else, the Dude speaks for me when appraises the music of the Eagles.
07/11/07
The result is a lot of laughs and a feeling of awe toward the craftsmanship involved. I doubt that there'll be anything else like it the rest of this year.
04/27/07
Far from being shallow pastiche, it's actually about something: what it means to be a man, to be a friend, and to be a 'hero' for a particular time and place.
06/24/06
This deliberately messay comedy stars Jeff Bridges as a slack-brained pothead, but the funniest turn is given by John Turturro as a gay Latino bowler who urges his ball with sexy thrusts of his pelvis.
04/13/06
It's the actors that make this film: without the perfect casting ... and without their perfect comic timing, it wouldn't work. But it does work, every minute.
12/18/05
Joel and Ethan Cohen are in the midst of just such a golden streak right now.
12/06/05
After seeing and enjoying Lebowksi at least four times over the years, I can plainly see why the movie freaks have embraced this off-kilter comedy so enthusiastically.
10/27/05
In many ways, The Big Lebowski has surpassed Fargo as the Coens' high-water mark.
08/05/05
No, it's no Fargo. It's the most flamboyant, erratic, spontaneous movie the Coens have ever made.
02/26/05
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