Movie #223 The Big Lebowski *1998*

Wow!  I was just checking my past blogs and I couldn't find my Lebowski review.  Well, I will be attending another Lebowskifest in mid July and I will be writing about the movie again then so for the time being I will give my readers (both of you) a 3 Reasons to watch my 2nd favorite film of all time.

Reason #1 - The Dude.  Jeff Bridges plays the character of a lifetime in Jeffery Lebowski.  He is a burnt out bum that stummbles and falls face first into a mystery movie.

Reason #2 - Walter Sobchak.  If I was making a list of my all time 10 favorite movie characters, John Goodman would make the list.  He plays a overly self confident Vietnam vet with a penchant for getting him self into other peoples business. 

Reason #3 - The plot.  Or lack of a plot.  I tell people that have never seen the movie that it is a story about a rug.  It is that simple.  I was talking with another aficienado of all things Lebowski and we were saying that if you cut everything out of the movie that didn't directly impact the plot, the film would be about 20 minutes long.  However the Coen's managed to fill this story with tons of quirk without making it quirky.

This is a film that pays off with repeat viewings.  I have easily seen it 100 times and I still laugh every time.  And some of the laughs only grow stronger every time I see it.  Lebowski is nearly a perfect movie.  I give it ★★★★★.