Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton
Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen
Just saw the movie “Burn After Reading” this afternoon, the new Coen Bros. movie. I saw this movie ’cause I like the Coen Bros. work and I saw this because Clooney, Pitt and Malkovich are all starring in a movie together which is great casting.
The plot centers on a CIA analyst named Osbourne Cox (who is played by John Malkovich) quits his job after being accused of being an alcoholic when he wasn’t. Then he begins to work on a book based on his life in the CIA. Osbourne’s wife wants to divorce him, she then makes a copy of a computer disc full of his personal and financial files that were in his own privacy.
The disc ends up up at a business called Hardbodies which is a work out gym, Brad Pitt’s character, Chad, first gets a hold of it, he teams up with his fellow co-worker Linda to use the disk to blackmail Osbourne so she can get the money to pay for her cosmetic surgery.
Linda (played by Frances McDormand) is a single woman who dates men off dating services, where she meets George Clooney’s character, Harry. Linda is only using Harry because he is a Treasury (someone who works for the US Government).
Does Osbourne Cox get his personal disc back and does he save himself from getting blackmailed by Linda and Chad? You’ll have to watch the film yourself to find out.
As far as my thoughts on the film, while I do love the Coen Bros. While I do love George Clooney, PItt and Malkovich. I thought this was a bad film. Bad acting. Bad writing. Boring story. Slow pacing. It was a real snooze fest. This is probably the worst film of 2008. I didn’t like it. It’s a shame because the Coen Bros. are great film makers and I loved every film they did until now.
I prefer their earlier work. Their last film “No Country For Old Men” was absolutely amazing. What a dissapointment that they went from Oscar award winning film to a horrible film. Thumbs down to “Burn After Reading”. What was Pitt, Clooney and Malkovich smoking when they signed to this? They probably didn’t like the story either, they probably starred in it ’cause the Coen Bros. directed it.
Score for “Burn After Reading” = * (1 star as in poor)
Kev
K'Brocking 
Dude, you’re very generous! I think you’re just being too kind to this movie film premier!
Dont ya think that these guys just like spending other peoples hard earned money while they make a movie and drink all night long?
This Clooney and Brad Pitt…yeeesh. Talk about a circlejerk!
They just needed an excuse to hang out and live ina hotel and bang foreign chicks and act like movie stars for a few months I thnk.
Even giving this one star is like when the teacher gives you 10 points to start off your quiz just because you got your name right!
They need to make good movies these days — more like “Brown Bunny” or “Bufalo 66” “Gunlover” or “If you Feel Froggy Jump” or of course, “Shakes The Clown”
Just aSk Robert Eberts what a good movie is. I think the blogmaster needs to be the new Siskel and Eberts at themovies because no one hjas the guts to tell it like it is anymore!
The “media” will probably say this load of poop movie is the best one out there & then a bunch of dummies will spend their $13 and waste 2 hours of time because everyone except the BROCKNROLL REPORT lied and said Brad Pitt is so cool & G.Clooney is so funny in this. Liars. No guts!
Dude, you’re very generous! I think you’re just being too kind to this movie film premier!
Dont ya think that these guys just like spending other peoples hard earned money while they make a movie and drink all night long?
This Clooney and Brad Pitt…yeeesh. Talk about a circlejerk!
They just needed an excuse to hang out and live ina hotel and bang foreign chicks and act like movie stars for a few months I thnk.
Even giving this one star is like when the teacher gives you 10 points to start off your quiz just because you got your name right!
They need to make good movies these days — more like “Brown Bunny” or “Bufalo 66” “Gunlover” or “If you Feel Froggy Jump” or of course, “Shakes The Clown”
Just aSk Robert Eberts what a good movie is. I think the blogmaster needs to be the new Siskel and Eberts at themovies because no one hjas the guts to tell it like it is anymore!
The “media” will probably say this load of poop movie is the best one out there & then a bunch of dummies will spend their $13 and waste 2 hours of time because everyone except the BROCKNROLL REPORT lied and said Brad Pitt is so cool & G.Clooney is so funny in this. Liars. No guts!