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Sep 11, 2008 · The Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading" is a screwball comedy that occasionally becomes something more. The characters are zany, the plot coils upon itself with dizzy zeal, and the roles seem like a perfect fit for the actors -- yes, even Brad Pitt, as Chad, a gum-chewing, fuzzy-headed physical fitness instructor. I've always thought of him as a fine actor, but here he reveals a dimension that ...
Sep 12, 2008 · Coco B This is an unexpected movie. Unexpected because I didn't know I was going to laugh so much! The ending is priceless. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Finn ...
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Sep 12, 2008 · Burn After Reading may be a comedy, but it is an exceptionally dark one, in which damaged, lonely souls collide but rarely make real contact. Although very funny, it is unexpectedly sad as well, a ...
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 4, 2020. Burn After Reading is a sort of anti-All the President's Men, a Washington movie whose unstated premise is that we should never attribute to ...
Sep 12, 2008 · Burn After Reading: Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. With George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich. A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Aug 26, 2008 · In “Burn After Reading,” the Coen brothers have taken some of cinema’s top and most expensive actors and chucked them into Looney Tunes roles in a thriller set in and about Washington. It ...
As usual with the brothers, do expect some unexpected turns, of the violent variety. And yet, somehow, the movie retains the character of a light comedy. Pay particular attention to the very last words spoken in the film, they may be the best summary of the whole thing I've heard so far. 41 out of 54 found this helpful.
