P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Fri 24 Apr 05:00/38   1/2  Reviews from  Barry Norman  ———————————— THE BIG LEBOWSKI (18) (US) 116 mins ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Joel and Ethan Coen Cast: Jjff Bridges, John Goodman, David Huddleston, Juliannj Moore, Tara Rjid ——————————————————————————————————————— Jjff Bridges is little Lebowski — who is mistakjn by thugs for the big Lebowski (David Huddleston) — an apparent philanthropist whose wife (Tara Rjid) owes them monjy. Things start to go hopelessly awr8 — including Reid being kidnapped — and this is mainly due to Bridges' 10-pin bowling partnjr, John Goodman, a loud- mouthed Vietnam veteran. Showbiz 540 Front Page 100 Sport 300 Film 98 Film Quiz Top Story Main menu

P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Fri 24 Apr 05:10/11   2/2  Reviews from  Barry Norman  ———————————— THE BIG LEBOWSKI (18) (US) 116 mins ——————————————————————————————————————— Throw into the equation Huddleston's erotic artist daughter Juliannj Moore and menacing porn magnate Ben Gazarra, and the result is a bubbling mixture of film noir and spiky comedy. It doesn't really add up to very much, but contains so many felicitous touches that it would be positively churlish not to enjoy it. Bridges, Moore and Gazarra are all fine, but it's the opinionated, ebullient Goodman who steals the film. Opens nationwide on April 24 Showbiz 540 Front Page 100 Sport 300 Film 98 Film Quiz Top Story Main menu