Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Big Lebowski

Cast : Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director : Coen Brothers

Tagline : They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right

I frankly do not understand why "The Big Lebowski" has been elevated to the point of being considered one of the best cult classics of all-time. Why this cult around the character of "The Dude", one of the blandest, flavorless, most uninteresting comedy protagonists ever to be put on celluloid? He's simply some dopey hippie who loves to hang around a John Goodman and a seldomly-seen Steve Buscemi, who doesn't really do much.

The plot winds into so many different twists and turns and includes so many supporting characters, all of whom seek The Dude's bag of money, that trying to understand this movie is like trying to untangle the Gordian Knot by hand. What's the point of placing layer upon layer upon layer of weird, uninteresting characters to the point that you forget what the hell this movie is about?

Nihilist German rockers? Some sicko Hugh Hefner clone? A gorgeous yet incomprehensible avant-garde artist who wants to have "The Dude's" baby? A strange drugstore cowboy who serves as some sort of Greek chorus? Stop it! "

Dnt even feel like writing anything about it.. avoid..

Rating :
* & 1/2

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