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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)." "Meh""Very funny until the end, the end just ruined it" by hammy29 on Sun Aug 7th, 2011 0 Comments | Reply | Report"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 0 Comments | Reply | Report"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 0 Comments | Reply | Report |
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