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The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Joel Coen
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore ...
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"Even when they don’t achieve the glorious farce of a 'Fargo', there is always something fascinating"
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[Time]
[Diario El País]
[Cinemanía]
"With wonderfully funny sequences and some brilliantly original notions (...) [it] nonetheless adds up to considerably less than the sum of its often scintillating parts."
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[Variety]
"A hilarious pop-culture hash (...) It’s a kick just to hang out with these actors"
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[Rolling Stone]
"[It] comes gift-wrapped with enough good lines, ingenious plot twists and eccentric characters to satisfy their dedicated army of fans (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
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[Radio Times]
"For those who delight in the Coens' divinely abstract take on reality, this is pure nirvana (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
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[Empire]
[Diario El País]
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[MicropsiaCine.com]
"It's weirdly engaging, like its hero. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
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[Chicago Sun-Times]
"It put a smile on my face that never left for 117 minutes."
[Chicago Tribune]
"Watching it amble along is enough of a treat, since the Coens populate this story with oddballs and bowling balls of such comic variety."
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[The New York Times]
"Immensely inventive and entertaining (...) A prime example of the Coens' effortless brand of stylistic and storytelling brilliance."
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[Time Out]
"Apart from psychedelic dream sequences with a bowling twist, it's the wealth of great characters and their insane dialogue that make this a memorable film (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
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[BBC]
"Probably the Coen brothers' most enjoyable movie—glittering with imagination, cleverness, and filmmaking skill"
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[Chicago Reader]
"Although some of its parts are brilliantly executed and played by a terrific cast, the result is scattered, overamplified and unsatisfying."
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[SFgate]
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