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Big Lebowski, The (1998) Rank 4 Reviews
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Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
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Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Oh my! This movie is the funniest movie I have ever seen. Jeff Bridges plays Jeffery Lebowski (not the big Lebowski though) a.k.a. Dude (to your left). The Dude gets involved in a complicated plot involving a million dollars. The kidnapping and ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Chad Polenz (Chad Polenz)
Chad Polenz
Perhaps one of the greatest feelings one can experience while watching a film is realizing how complex the story is and yet how easy it is to follow. It takes a lot of effort and craftsmanship to construct a screenplay and film it in such a way as to ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Chad Polenz
Jan-Willem Swane
DVD Confidential
John Beachem
Let me say that this isn't an easy film to review. There isn't much of a plot for me to discuss, and there's nothing even remotely serious about what plot there is. Perhaps the best way to proceed would be to discuss each of the multitude of colorful ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at John Beachem
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
... a loving study of Los Angeles loserdom. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
In many ways, The Big Lebowski has surpassed Fargo as the Coens' high-water mark. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
The Coen Brothers -- Joel and Ethan -- go for broke in The Big Lebowski, and we the viewers are the winners. With The Big Lebowski they take their now-familiar brand of absurdist mystery/crime/thriller -- writ visually large -- and turn the whole ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Empire Magazine [UK]
In a perfect world all movies would be made by the Coen brothers. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
This is the most succinct demonstration of the film's charm: the elaborate, wordy setup to a punchline that you can see coming, but that is nonetheless hilarious because of the actors' delivery. It's the actors that make this film: without the ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
David Wilcock
A mixture between Raising Arizona (1987), Blood Simple (1981) and Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski is fine entertainment. The cast is excellent, and features a wide range of slightly mad characters. Jeff Bridges is superb as the incredibly laid back The ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at David Wilcock
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
In Jeff Bridges, the Coens have finally found a performer whose offhand presence is a perfect foil for their own loping eccentricity. As one Jeffrey Lebowski, Bridges conjures up the laid-back California counterpart to the uptight shock jock he played ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)
It's pretty much impossible not to love The Dude. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)
Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
THE REPORT CARD Not sure you understand these review questions? Click here. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
MovieMaze (Sascha Bregenhorn)
HNR - Hollywood North Report - DVD Review (Vince D'Amato)
Oregon Herald (Jamie Peck)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The comedy here is sometimes so sharp that you could roll in the aisle with laughter and not seem any odder than the characters you see onscreen. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Every now and then, a director comes along whose every film turns to gold. Back in the late 1970's, Steven Spielberg could do no wrong. In the 80's, it was Rob Reiner. Judging by The Big Lebowski, Joel and Ethan Cohen are in the midst of just such ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
filmcritic.com rolls with The Big Lebowski
It's a truly unique inventive, a collection of idiosyncrasies that come crashing together to form an unforgettable work of anarchic art. It might be the Coen brothers best work -- and that's saying a lot. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at filmcritic.com rolls with The Big Lebowski
Movie Reviews UK
A typically bizarre venture into the mixed-up lives of self-proclaimed losers and dropouts, The Big Lebowski proves to be sporadically entertaining. Placed somewhat intentionally in the shadow of the Gulf War, which makes the date about 1991, this is an ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Movie Reviews UK
txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
The Big Lebowski -- and I mean this as praise, not criticism -- is a two-hour Seinfeld episode. It's a movie about nothing. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
You see, the story is about intruders who piss the Dude off when they piss on his rug. So he goes to the rich Lebowski (David Huddleston) and asks payment for his rug's damage, using the logic that it is this guy's fault why it happened, even if he ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
A hilariously burnt-out slacker "dude," through no fault of his own, gets wrapped up in a kidnapping scheme that involves bowling, performance art, and a peed-on rug. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
Bullz-Eye.com
As tempting as it is to completely dismiss "The Big Lebowski," it would be
foolish to do so. The Coens have a gift for conjuring up a series of wickedly
funny eccentrics and then finding just the right actor to inhabit those
characters ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
hip online
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. Jeff Bridges ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at hip online
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
her|News|Business News|Entertainment|Sports|Bulletin Boards|Community|Classifieds|Employment|Cars|Real Estate|Apartments|NewHomeNetwork|Personals|Weddings|Advertising Info|Newspaper info|Online info|Search|FeedbackCopyright 2001 Rochester Democrat ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Michael Dequina
Needless to say, The Big Lebowski's story is intricate, outthere, and distinctly Coenesque; it is just about impossible to sum it up in a single sentence. While the Coens' unpredictable, ridiculously complex, and consistently funny plotline is one of ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Michael Dequina
Jamie Peck
You know you're in for a truly different cinematic experience the moment you realize Steve Buscemi has been cast as the movie in question's most normal character. Such is the case with "The Big Lebowski," Joel and Ethan Coen's first venture since their ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Jamie Peck
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
All around, The Big Lebowski is great, solid comedy. Outstanding acting, writing, direction and photography all combine to make this a great comic success. ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Andy Wright
Capsule Review: After a brief and somewhat disconcerting flirtation with the = conventional, FARGO creators and supreme weisenheimers Joel & Ethan Coen = have returned to the fringe big time with this, their loosest film to = date. A radically ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Andy Wright
Kevin Patterson
If that doesn't give you a good idea of this film's absurdist tone, then perhaps this will: the entire scenario which drives the story is set in motion by two thugs mistakenly urinating on the Dude's rug. They've mistaken him for a millionaire of the ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Kevin Patterson
Michael Redman
The marvelous sound of "The Stranger" (Sam Elliot)'s voiceover introduces the film. At least it does until he forgets what he was going to say and gives up. The Dude (Jeff Bridges) is described as the "laziest man in Los Angeles, possibly the world", ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Michael Redman
Ted Prigge
"The Big Lebowski" is a mess, but my god, what a wonderful mess of a film. The film is as disjointed, overlyexaggerated, incredibly weird, and as disconnected from reality as its protagonist, L.A.'s most lazy and selfcentered human being. This wonderful ...read the complete Big Lebowski movie review at Ted Prigge
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