The Coen Bros. May have justly received accolades for Fargo and No Country for Old Men, but to me, Lebowski is their master work, and will likely be recalled as their most popular and best remembered film. It’s not true that there isn’t a plot, if you peel away the layers there is, a clunky LA Noir plot the guides the film though it’s paces, but the real magic here is the characters, the dialog and the visuals… and it’s all played for fun. There is a body count of exactly 1, there is minimal tough guy dialog (but it’s in there) and it turns ever Noir convention on it’s head and works doing it. I also, on a personal note, have to say that this film has ruined so many other films for me. While watching a perfectly fine film like Hollywoodland, I will suddenly have that moment where one of the so quotable lines from Lebowski just pops into my head… It’s a rewarding, fun, re-watchable film with a surprising cult following and appeal…. In a phrase.. it really ties the room together.