2008 Movie #107 - Burn After Reading
This is a movie that wasn't really on my radar until I saw the red band trailer for it. That made me laugh and so this one became a movie I wanted to see. No Country for Old Men would be a near impossible act for the Coen brothers to follow and I would say they went about this the right way. Comparing the two movies can't be done because they literally could not be more different. While Country was an intense drama/thriller/awesome, this one is an off the wall, slightly dark but ultimately pretty silly comedy.
About 20 minutes into this one I was a little worried. Nothing too funny had happened yet and I wasn't sure what the fuss was about. It was kind of slow and disjointed and I just wasn't into it. However as soon as Brad Pitt's character finds the disc with the CIA information on it, this thing really really picks up and never stops from there.
Now I'm sure there's a whole lot of subtext and all sorts of crazy beneath the surface shit going on in this movie that I would never be able to identify so I'll leave that up to the die hard fans and simply say that I enjoyed this movie. It made me laugh frequently, had some interesting characters and didn't really make much of an attempt at a story, which I think was the point overall. It also has one of the best ending scenes I've seen in a movie possibly ever.
This movie definitely isn't for everyone although we had a pretty diverse crowd at the theatre tonight and most everyone seemed to enjoy themselves so who knows. I would recommend this one though. Like I said once the first 20 minutes or so went by I really enjoyed myself. It's short, funny and will divide people, but I give it the approval.
*** 1/2 / 5
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