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I tend to like these "slow" types of movies, like Napoleon Dynamite. Maybe it's because I find the characters unrelatable I don't like it? I was honestly waiting for the good part, but every part that was even mildly interesting, I just... Didn't care about any of the characters and didn't care about whatever was happening.

I up voted you bcz I want others to see how wrong and correct you are.

That's just like....your opinion man

That's a fair criticism. It's the anti-noir which by definition means that the mystery isn't smart or sexy. It's a bunch of idiots and coincidences that resolve their problems through happenstance. I happen to be one of the people who finds those idiots unbelievably engaging. Honestly there's a lot of similarity to Seinfeld

Obligatory "well that's just like, your opinion, man."

I think you hit the nail on the head answering OP’s question, sorry you didn’t like it! To be fair it wasn’t popular when it came out and became a cult classic in the 00s. I think it captures an absurdist side of America of the 90s (not to mention starring Buscemi, one of my favorite actors)… bowling alleys for social meet ups, roughneck Vietnam vets, drug-slipping Porn kingpins. I watch it maybe a couple times a year when I have a hankering for a White Russian :)

How do you feel about other Coen brothers movies?

Fwiw, I wasn't sure about it at all, first time round. Liked it more the second time and every time since.

I always think of The Big Lebowski as a Fletch remake.