Hes a nice enough guy.
Hes easy going and as laid back as a feller can get.
He enjoys simple pleasures.
He likes bowling, White Russians, a joint now and then and the occasional acid flashback.
(The best thing about flashbacks is that you get to trip for free).
But most of all, he likes to be comfortable.
He certainly dresses that way.
He was one of the writers of the original Port Huron Statement.
Not the compromised second draft.
But Im getting ahead of myself, it all started when somebody pissed on the Dudes fucking rug.
And if a stranger can see how important it is, we can accept it and move on.
Other creatures inhabit Lebowskiland that cant be found outside their natural habitat.
Brandt is happily dismissive of all things not Lebowski.
She is a stoned nympho.
Bunny is a former porn actor who really knows how to apply toenail polish.
She is a nymphomaniac gold-digger who has been kidnapped and held as a marker for her debts.
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The Coen brothers have a way of turning the most recognizable landscapes dark.
Deceptively familiar places unhinge to become surrealistic hangouts with hidden horrors.
Even the bowling alley has dangers in its gutters.
Walter is the first to see this.
Behind his explosive, Vietnam vet persona is a shell-shocked powder keg waiting for a match.
When no one offers him a light, hell ignite himself.
Walter is the one who lights the fire under the Dudes pajama bottoms.
He got to choose his own music, mix his own drinks and roll his own joints.
He also got to keep the pajamas his character wore.
He was also nominated for playing Rooster Cogburn inTrue Gritin 2010.
He shines most when hes at his scruffiest.
He was called the most naturalistic and least self-conscious actor on film by Pauline Kael.
He also got to save Jessica Lange from King Kong.
The whole mess was a murky meandering that left an unnecessary body count and finally killed the Dudes car.
I take comfort in that.
Rating:
4 out of 5
