Burn After Reading

Pros: Interesting, unique plot that was entertaining. Some very funny moments.
Cons: Violent and vulgar at times. Too different for some. Some slower spots

Joel and Ethan Coen have made a variety of movies with some being much better than others. I haven't liked all of them, but I am usually willing to give their movies a chance. I recently had the chance to see Burn After Reading< b>< i>, their ...

Pros: Brad Pitt
Cons: Everything else

I am a huge fan of the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, but even they misfire every once in a while. Burn After Reading is, in my opinion, one of their worst movies. I think The Ladykillers is their worst movie, and this one isn't much ...

Pros: Malkovich and McDormand are terrific, very funny moments, great poster
Cons: A bit unfocused, the ending is a let down, not Clooney at his best

Hello, America.  My name is Joe and I'll be the moderator for tonight's debate.  At issue is the Coen brothers recent film Burn After Reading starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt, ...

Pros: Outrageously funny, great plot and great cast
Cons: None

It was 1998; The Coen Brothers had just added The Big Lebowski to their impeccable filmography. Then things seemed to go a little downhill. I realize that I was a little against the grain in my dislike for O Brother Where Art ...

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In the first place, you have to enter into Burn After Reading realizing that it probably isn't going to make sense, on the broad level, because we are dealing with the Coen brothers.  It is a little humorous, in a dark way, with some witty ...

Pros: funny lines, great cast
Cons: high body count, underlying misanthropy does not lie very far beneath the surface

George Clooney has become a bona fide movie star since the disappointing "Batman and Robin," primarily in heist movies: Ocean's 11 and 12; 13 went to the well once too often. I guess the Coen brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" was also a popular ...

Pros: Most of the acting, moments of good dialoge, cast
Cons: Nothing ever worked, unfunny, pointless, clever ideas that go nowhere

First I would like to say that I am a huge Coen Brothers fan. I love almost all their movies although I have not seen all of them. I love their style the way they take simple ideas and turn them into something interesting and compelling. I love their ...

Pros: Moments of humor
Cons: Unlikable characters, Not overly funny or clever, Pacing, Nothing superlative on the acting front.

Last night, I had the choice of rewatching a film I had seen before and loved and taking in "Burn After Reading," the latest endeavor by the Coen Brothers. Given that I was a little tired, I opted for the shorter of the two movies and that led me to ...

Pros: Funny, brisk and enjoyable, with a solid cast and plot
Cons: Lacks caliber somewhat, and resorts occasionally to broad stereotypes

Examining Burn After Reading, it appears as if No Country for Old Men was both a blessing and a curse for the Coen Brothers: a blessing, of course, because it was the most acclaimed film of 2007 and won them the Oscar, but a curse ...

Pros: Originality, pacing, acting, humor
Cons: Plot a bit convoluded, but if you just let it go it's ok

I usually check out the Coen brothers' stuff, and I'm usually rewarded. Burn After Reading was no exception. A strange mix of thriller, drama and black humor, the entire movie was worth it for the understatedly hilarious interchange between the CIA ...

Pros: An entertaining look at how ridiculous our lives can be sometimes.
Cons: There's a lot of small pieces to put together, can seem a liitle long.

When Burn After Reading first came out to theaters it was on my wish list. But life got in the way and I didn't get to see it until it hit video. As a Coen Brothers fan I was excited, perhaps a little too excited. I did like the movie, there were ...

Pros: Much talent. 
Cons: Very dark humor.  blood, violence, excessive cursing.

My better-half wanted to rent some movies.  She picked a few I did not recognize.  I insisted we rent Burn After Reading, thinking I'd watch at least one decent flick.  From the previews I expected a pretty funny film.  What a let ...

Pros: Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, George Cloony, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand.
Cons: The plot is too complicated, too many parallel stories going on at the same time.

This is an entertaining film made up of vignettes presenting several parallel story lines. The characters interract with each other connecting the stories to each other. The film combines a great cast  with a confusing and very far-fetched plot. ...

Pros: Good preparation for surprises if you troll the Inernet for dates.
Cons: If the CIA couldn't figure it out, how could we?

I saw this movie twice: once in the regular theater and once in an art theater. The artsy crowd was more vocally appreciative. The way the plot kept folding back in upon itself presenting the same circumstances from another angle, another background, was ...

Pros: TheWasp:  occasional funny moments
BOTW:      off-character played by Brad Pitt
Cons: TheWasp:   confusing
BOTW:       pointless.....without reason...unimpressive

BossoftheWasp (BOTW):  I think this was supposed to be a comedy, but I think they left out the funny parts....except for Clooney's invention that he built in the basement.  Now THAT was funny, but something Victoria's Secret might ...