The Big Lebowski

The absurdity across the board applied directly and only to Dude Lebowski himself keeps me quite grounded for once instead of cheering. It's not that Jeff Bridges isn't cool, or that I don't want to go bowling or taste White Russian, but this time I didn't have as much fun as I expected, even though it is filmed in the way in which only the Coen brothers can do it. And maybe that's the problem... my problem. (07/01/2007)

A perfect gob-smacker which starts completely innocently and as the minutes go by it gradually turns into a complex story full of twists. The cast is a story in itself because whoever appears on the screen gives their best ever performance. My personal favorite is no doubt John Goodman in the role of The Dude’s friend Walter (stepping over the foul line and the final fight are simply the best :-). (20/10/2006)

I found Lebowski’s “fight for his peed-on rug" really entertaining and I enjoyed myself more than I have for a long time... But then I didn’t see it for a couple of years, and so maybe I idealized it too much, because when I at last got a chance to see it again, apart from a couple of ageless moments, it seemed really rather mediocre to me. Every single actor here is incredible, no doubt about that. It still has more snappy lines per foot of film than any other movie, but somehow it lacks “soul". But maybe in a few years I’ll see it again and it will again convince me that it is entertainment that has no equal. (03/12/2006)

The Dude as a movie character is an incredible slacker with a capital "S", if I knew him personally I don't know how I would get along with him. The Big Lebowski is a quick whirlwind of storylines that are kicked off by one f*cking rug - it already sounds crazy, let alone after watching the whole movie. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman were absolutely brilliant in their roles, and the icing on the cake was the supporting role of my favorite, Julianne Moore. All in all, a pretty sharp film in places about a guy who has a couple of truly exhausting days. (21/07/2012)

Acting is great, humor is fine, but overall, there is a big question mark. Everyone is scruffy, lisping, and just strange, and I somehow can't enjoy the story and sometimes even the lines amidst all of it. From a film, with the reputation of a Coen masterpiece, I would expect more than just - however fast-paced - amusing bizarreness. (20/07/2006)