Movie #62: The Big Lebowski

Movie #: 62
Movie Title: The Big Lebowski
Year Released: 1998

Director: Joel Coen
Notable Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Tara Reid, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Short Description: "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: #29
Lifed.com: #95
Empire.com: #43
FilmCrave.com: #71
FlickChart.com: #67



Date Watched: 8/17/2016

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)

Rationale: I wasn't disappointed with The Big Lebowski like I was Hail, Caesar! and I also didn't have a feeling of meh like after watching Fargo, so that's a plus for a Coen "comedy". Jeff Bridges did a good job as The Dude, but John Goodman was phenomenal as Walter. Most of the laughs came from something Walter said or did and Goodman was the highlight of every scene he was in. I didn't mind Sam Elliot as the narrator, but the two scenes with him in the bowling alley seemed out of place and the second of the two made the ending not flow as well as it could have. The Big Lebowski still doesn't make me a fan of the Coen brothers, but I don't dislike their work as much now.