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The big surprise of the Coens' new film The Big Lebowski is that Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), known to his pals simply as "the Dude," turns out to be one of the funniest and most likable screen characters in recent memory.
Besides the movie's constant-laugh screenplay, its biggest asset is the performance of Jeff Bridges, who seems to have found the role of his career in the Dude. The Dude lives in small apartment in decidedly un-chic part of L.A., in the already mythic time of "the early...
Bridges perfectly captures the Dude's most essential quality: he's a happy man. No matter what insane complications the Coen brothers toss in his path, Bridges navigates his character through the knotty story with a remarkable laid back cool. He's so comfortable in this character that it's...
It's fun to try to figure out The Big Lebowski's loopy plot, but an even better time can be had just watching Bridges' character trying to make sense of the confusion. The plot of The Big Lebowski is a spin on a detective yarn, which begins when the...
Contrasting Bridges' cavalier attitude is John Goodman as his bowling buddy Walter, who gets worked up about everything. The Coen brothers get plenty of good comic material out of this pair and thankfully don't overplay the "odd couple" element. Walter is a uniquely funny character too: though he obviously...