Burn After Reading
Intelligence is Relative
An all-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich, come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addiction and physical fitness!
When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone's and anyone's control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters!
From Joel and Ethan Coen, the Academy Award-winning directors of No Country For Old Men and The Big Lebowski, comes this brilliantly clever and endlessly entertaining movie that critics are calling, "smart, funny, and original" (Ben Lyons, E!).
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irony - organic
This movie turned out to be, for me, about the attitude of some of the rich towards the poor. If you don't catch my drift throughout this movie, watch the extras, I think there was something there. What an ill conceived characterization comes from Brad Pitt who mistakenly seems of the opinion that those who are not of his class are somehow simpler and dumber. I beg to differ. Wealth brings huge blind spots to people's lives and shields them from so much that exists within the human condition.Plesantly Surprised - wpgcueball
Not what I was expecting at all. Very "uncommon" comedy. Fabulous cast of characters that give comedy a breath of fresh air. An outcast CIA official document accidentally falls into the hands of 2 fitness instructors at a local gym. Who inturn decide to exploit their find. Only problem is they have little brains and zero street smarts. And their plan quickly goes wrong. Very very wrong.
Its a must watch!Burn After Reading - steff
This one was a true Coen Brothers movie, you either like it or not. The bungles and twists and turns are hilarious. You are never quite sure what is going on but you hang on and go for the ride. George Clooney as a serial cheater and all around self absorbed moron is funny to watch and Brad Pitt makes the doofus look adorable. I wasn't really sure I would like this movie and was quite surprised once I got into it. The extras were fun as well, but a gag reel would have been perfect, they must have had a lot of fun filming and to see the flubs would have been perfect.
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irony - organic
This movie turned out to be, for me, about the attitude of some of the rich towards the poor. If you don't catch my drift throughout this movie, watch the extras, I think there was something there. What an ill conceived characterization comes from Brad Pitt ...Plesantly Surprised - wpgcueball
Not what I was expecting at all. Very "uncommon" comedy. Fabulous cast of characters that give comedy a breath of fresh air. An outcast CIA official document accidentally falls into the hands of 2 fitness instructors at a local gym. Who inturn decide to ...Burn After Reading - steff
This one was a true Coen Brothers movie, you either like it or not. The bungles and twists and turns are hilarious. You are never quite sure what is going on but you hang on and go for the ride. George Clooney as a serial cheater and all around self absorbed ...