Burn After Reading
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 273 Ratings
- Starring: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton
- Summary: An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find. (Focus Features)
- Director: Ethan Coen
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Positive: 25 out of 37
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Mixed: 11 out of 37
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Negative: 1 out of 37
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100After the portentous "No Country for Old Men," Joel and Ethan Coen return to their trademark brand of cruel, misanthropic farce, and for dark laughs and hurtling narrative momentum this spy caper is their best work since "Fargo."
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80If "No Country For Old Men" was vintage port, Burn After Reading is a shot of tequila: eye watering and hard to swallow, but the after-effect is terrific.
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50Clooney remains as game as ever, but the way he and McDormand push the energy here, you feel the strain. Pitt, just floating through, comes off best. He doesn't judge the moron he's playing; he just is.
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30Either the Coens failed, or I didn't figure out what they're attempting. I must be like Harry or Osborne, pretending to a sophistication I lack. Burn After Reading is a movie about stupidity that left me feeling stupid.
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Positive: 90 out of 153
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Mixed: 21 out of 153
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Negative: 42 out of 153
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