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Burn After Reading (2008)

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Comedy
96 min.

R

Synopsis:
"In this darkly comic farce from Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, an ousted CIA official (John Malkovich) loses his penned memoir to a pair of moronic gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand, in a Golden Globe-nominated role) who use it to try and turn a profit. George Clooney and Tilda Swinton round out the cast of this irreverent tale of poorly executed espionage, which also earned a Golden Globe nod for Best Picture (Comedy)."


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"Meh"

"Very funny until the end, the end just ruined it"
by hammy29 on Sun Aug 7th, 2011
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"Cat nip for morbid sense of humors"

"Movie may not appeal to the masses. Burn after reading is smart and self-deficating. Loved it!"
by Vkholmes on Wed Jun 9th, 2010
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"Burn After Reading"

"Coen brothers follow up to their award winning No Country for Old Men is no surprise for this left of center filmmaking duo - its complete opposite. A sort of Fargo on speed. Burn is a crazed crime caper about two dim witted gym employees (Pitt & McDormand) who try to extort a disgruntled CIA agent (Malkovich). When they come across a CD - Rom with important classified information on it. All sorts of hijinks ensue in this dark comedy a modern day cat & mouse chase when intelligence meets absurd stupidity fueled by greed. Malkovich steals the show with severe anger managment issues dropping the F word every five minutes in the film. It's a nonstop laugh ride McDormand proves she can play comedy. Pitt out does himself in this role almost cartoon like with the dumbness. This film is a nonstop ride you won't want to end but what would you expect from the Coen brothers, the masters of quirky storytelling.

Neal Damiano Film Journalist"
by Neals_reviews on Sat Dec 6th, 2008
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