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That Cow (B. Kiefer)
This film is set "sometime back in the 90's" and stars Jeff Brigdes, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemi. It certainly carries on many of the themes, tricks, and styles that the Coen brothers (writer and director) have been working on for years. Bridges ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at That Cow (B. Kiefer)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In "The Big Lebowski," their first cinematic offering since the multiple Academy Award-winning "Fargo," the action takes place in Los Angeles during the Gulf War, and the hero of the story is Jeff Lebowski, aka The Dude. The Dude is played by Jeff ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The Dude abides. That he does. Boy, the Dude's outlook on life sure seems simple, don't it Just roll along, without a care in the world, and somehow things will work out in the end. Oh, sure, you might still be behind on your rent, and you may have ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
It bears repeating: Just because you happen to make an amazing, perfectly-crafted, wildly funny movie (Fargo), doesn't mean you can do whatever the hell you want in your follow-up and pass it off as art.
The Big Lebowski is the definitive answer to ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
When you're having a down day, pop in THE BIG LEBOWSKI for a little pick-me-up, and always remember: The Dude Abides. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
The Big Lebowski tiene el efecto deseado: creer en los personaje, aún sin creer necesariamente en la historia. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
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. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
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Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Much of 'Lebowski' is amusing, some of it is downright hilarious and all of it is stylish, with plenty of the Coens' usual inventive shot composition and tricky camerawork. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
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Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
THE BIG LEBOWSKI is closer to a character study than the caper comedy it thinks it is. Though neither as fit nor funny as FARGO, the Coen Brother's latest is still a must-see, first for Jeff Bridges, as a pothead bowler who calls himself "the Dude," and ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Viewers with a taste for bizarre, even surreal, humor will have a ball. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Leave it to the Coen brothers to use a man urinating on a rug as the catalyst for an entire film's events. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Problems with the plot notwithstanding, The Big Lebowski ranks as one of the most
audacious comedies of recent years. The Coens keep the jokes coming, although some of them are
so subtle they can easily be missed (for example, when The ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
DVDBeaver
Released in 1998 the Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski centers around the confluence of divergent U.S. cultural anomalies that are defined by the essential qualities of two decades. We meet characters that are stuck in the 70's and who are unable or ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at DVDBeaver
David Dalgleish
THE BIG LEBOWSKI is certainly idiosyncratic, but there is a sense of strain about it. It's cluttered with contrived attempts to be original and offbeat: there's a man in an iron lung, a philosophizing character called The Stranger (Sam Elliot), an ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at David Dalgleish
Scott Renshaw
I spent most of the car ride home from THE BIG LEBOWSKI and a fair chunk of time afterward spelunking for themes, tropes and symbols. The time frame of Gulf Warera 1991 was certainly meant to place the story squarely in the twilight of the Reagan/Bush ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Scott Renshaw
Steve Rhodes
There's only one problem, he doesn't have a wife. He does, however, have a real name, Jeff Lebowski, which unfortunately is shared by a filthy rich but chintzy guy, who goes by the name of The Big Lebowski (David Huddleston). And the worst part of The ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Steve Rhodes
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Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
A wierd trip is the first thing that comes to mind when describing The Big Lebowski. The premise is simple yet confusing, and the main character loves to smoke pot and take these flights of fancy throughout the movie. Jeff Bridges is Jeff Lebowski, well ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
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This film lacks much of the "punch" and originality that I loved about the Coens' earlier pictures. It never really bored me at any point, but at the same time, it never really excited me either. The comedy was lacking (only one inspired scene with John ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
In a word, The Big Lebowski is a mess. But what a glorious, wonderfully-entertaining mess it is. This film, the Coen Brothers' follow-up to the critically-lauded Fargo, isn't likely to generate the same degree of universal praise. In fact, those expecting ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The Coen brothers' ``The Big Lebowski'' is a genial, shambling comedy about a human train wreck, and should come with a warning like the one Mark Twain attached to ``Huckleberry Finn'': ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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An out-of-work amatuer bowler gets mistaken for a wealthy business man due to having the same last name and becomes embroiled in a quagmire of trouble when the rich Lebowski's daughter gets kidnapped and he is entrusted with delivering the ransom money.Th ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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Originally, this piece was written and posted to this site in February of 2003. However, I have recently made some changes to the article, including adding some paragraphs that weren’t here initially. This rehash is here to commemorate that tonight, at ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Movie Criticism for the Retarded
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The latest trend in filmmaking seems to be brothers working together behind the camera. There's Paul and Chris Weitz, who directed and produced (respectively) American Pie. Larry and Andy Wachowski co-wrote and co-directed both Bound and The Matrix. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at DVD Verdict (Mike Jackson)
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“The Big Lebowski†is the latest from the wild and wacky imagination of the Coen brothers, whose previous highlights include “Fargo,†“Raising Arizona†and “Barton Fink.†The brothers thrive on developing a central character and throwing ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Anchorage Press (Bostin Christopher)
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What any viewer, and particularly any reviewer of The Big Lebowski has to acknowledge, I
think, is that much in the manner of the Naked Gun or Hot Shots films, what we have here is
a scattershot assortment of comic ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
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Damen Nguyen in The Beautiful CountryA melting pot of concepts and cultures comes together in this muddled but occasionally effective drama. Social ostracism rears its ugly head for Vietnamese native Binh (Damien Nguyen), the son of an American GI who ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
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