The Coens are joyful artists.  Their patter might add up to something, but it also exists for the pleasure of the play.  I have no doubt that they created Lebowski because it’s exactly the film they’d want to watch. They retain the bemusement, disdain, playfulness, and lust of teenagers. What else might you expect from filmmakers whose first foray was a Super 8 short called Henry Kissinger, Man on the Go? (read more)