After a case of mistaken identity Jeff ‘The Dude’ Lebowski
(Jeff Bridges), an unemployed Los
Angeles based slacker seeks out his millionaire
namesake in order to complain about the mistreatment he received by mistake.
The meeting is followed the next day by a call from the millionaire saying that
his young, trophy wife has been kidnapped and he wants The Dude to be the
bagman; delivering the money to the kidnappers. This sets off a chain of events
which leaves The Dude bewildered and confused and all on the eve of his bowling
league semi-finals.
The Big Lebowski is
one of the hundreds of films which I’ve wanted to see for a long time and I’m
happy I’ve finally sat down to watch it. I’m a fan of the Coen brothers’ work
having really enjoyed seven of the eight of their films I’ve seen previously.
This is most definitely joining those other seven and avoids being plonked in
the bargain bin next to The Ladykillers.
It’s packed full of great Coen dialogue and fantastical situations, all bought
together with a great cast who are all on sparkling form.
