Picking Nits
The landlord/dance-recital thread may be extraneous, the Busby Berkeley dream sequences are skippable for some, and the sudden ending initially denies narrative closure.
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- The Dude’s landlord is an extra thread, though “give me notes” and the recital setting justify his presence.
- The long dream sequences are treated as referential acid-flashback material that some viewers skip.
- The abrupt ending initially leaves Bunny’s whereabouts and the Dude’s possible child unresolved for a viewer; that lack of closure grows more acceptable on rewatch.
- Thewlis’s character was reportedly added to enliven an exposition-heavy scene, supporting the discussion of seemingly extraneous comic material.