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Iain Stott | An Evening Illuminated
Nick Hilditch | BBC
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times
Duane Byrge | Hollywood Reporter
Desson Howe | Washington Post
Janet Maslin | The New York Times
Marjorie Baumgarten | Austin Chronicle
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JP Roscoe | BasementRejects.com
Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine
Richard Schickel | TIME
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Summary & Info
Jeff Bridges is The Dude, an irreverent slacker, whose preoccupations are bowling with his pals (John Goodman and Steve Buscemi) and drinking White Russians. When he is mistaken for a millionaire who shares his name, his life is suddenly much more complicated, involving a ruined rug, a couple of kidnappings, an avant garde artist (Julianne Moore) who wants a baby and several nihilists. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, David Huddleston, John Turturro and Sam Elliott. Director: Joel Coen. [1:57 – R]
Dueling Critics
“The Big Lebowski is a favorite comedy for so many people because it speaks to everyone’s inner ‘Dude,’ and it balances various forms of comedy – physical, verbal, visual, spiritual, existential – in a way that few other films have successfully pulled off.”
“A wildly uneven movie that offers tremendous pleasure for the moment, even if it doesn’t stand up well to post-screening analysis and scrutiny…The Coens keep the jokes coming, although some of them are so subtle they can easily be missed.”
Movie Muse
The Dude spends an inordinate amount of time in the movie gulping White Russians, an odd concoction many mixologists do not even acknowledge as a cocktail. Vodka provides the base spirit, the modifier is coffee liqueur (use ST. GEORGE) but the flavor enhancer is cream (half-&-half or heavy cream). The result is a sweet confection that depending on the ratio and execution can have a cloying mouth feel. Skip the cream and make it a Black Russian instead. Sorry, Dude! | Marz Krisschlange
The Big Lebowski | 1998
Updated September 24, 2022
Critical Consensus
Nick Clement | Back to the Movies
Iain Stott | An Evening Illuminated
Nick Hilditch | BBC
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times
Duane Byrge | Hollywood Reporter
Desson Howe | Washington Post
Janet Maslin | The New York Times
Marjorie Baumgarten | Austin Chronicle
Eternality Tan | Eternalitytan.com
JP Roscoe | BasementRejects.com
Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine
Richard Schickel | TIME
Josh Larsen | LarsenOnFilm
James Berardinelli | ReelViews
Iain Stott | An Evening Illuminated
Nick Hilditch | BBC
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times
Duane Byrge | Hollywood Reporter
Desson Howe | Washington Post
Janet Maslin | The New York Times
Marjorie Baumgarten | Austin Chronicle
Eternality Tan | Eternalitytan.com
JP Roscoe | BasementRejects.com
Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine
Richard Schickel | TIME
Josh Larsen | LarsenOnFilm
James Berardinelli | ReelViews
Fix a critic’s review
Dueling Critics
“The Big Lebowski is a favorite comedy for so many people because it speaks to everyone’s inner ‘Dude,’ and it balances various forms of comedy – physical, verbal, visual, spiritual, existential – in a way that few other films have successfully pulled off.”
“A wildly uneven movie that offers tremendous pleasure for the moment, even if it doesn’t stand up well to post-screening analysis and scrutiny…The Coens keep the jokes coming, although some of them are so subtle they can easily be missed.”
Summary & Info
Jeff Bridges is The Dude, an irreverent slacker, whose preoccupations are bowling with his pals (John Goodman and Steve Buscemi) and drinking White Russians. When he is mistaken for a millionaire who shares his name, his life is suddenly much more complicated, involving a ruined rug, a couple of kidnappings, an avant garde artist (Julianne Moore) who wants a baby and several nihilists. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, David Huddleston, John Turturro and Sam Elliott. Director: Joel Coen. [1:57 – R]
Movie Muse
The Dude spends an inordinate amount of time in the movie gulping White Russians, an odd concoction many mixologists do not even acknowledge as a cocktail. Vodka provides the base spirit, the modifier is coffee liqueur (use ST. GEORGE) but the flavor enhancer is cream (half-&-half or heavy cream). The result is a sweet confection that depending on the ratio and execution can have a cloying mouth feel. Skip the cream and make it a Black Russian instead. Sorry, Dude! | Marz Krisschlange