Burn After Reading
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- Synopsis
- Joel and Ethan Coen's jet-black comedy Burn After Reading begins with CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) losing his job. This prompts his long-suffering, unfaithful wife (Tilda Swinton) to consult a lawyer about divorcing him....
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- Starring
- George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt
- Director(s)
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min.
Critic Reviews
Because it's a Coen brothers film before it's anything else, this is about as dark and nihilistic as comedies are allowed to get before the laughter dies bitterly on your lips.Read the full review
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, shall I say, we haven't seen before.Read the full review
It's consistently funny -- with witty dialogue and offbeat banter that stays in your head for days.Read the full review
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