Comments on: Burn After Reading - Movie Review

By: bestyjord

bestyjord — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:34:22 +0000

i thought it was crap, seen it 2night and wouldnt see it again if i was paid 2. there was no plot and the film just ended at a rndom point there was only about 8 people in the cinema a random old guy was laughing his head off at bits waht i didnt get maybe just not 4 me or any of my freinds

By: jchiri

jchiri — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:35:00 +0000

I believe it is a shallow inocous film. I dont agree with the characterization of Pitt being a goofball. I think he was hilarious, and probably the only reason to see the movie, due to the uncharacteristic Pitt we are used to. He demonstrates he is a great actor, with a versatility not seen in any other movie of his.

By: mba24

mba24 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:20:58 +0000

Yes, well…He wasn’t spastically moving ANYTHING in the closet scene, nor at the end of The Assasination of Jesse James. By the way, I thought Pitt was excellent in both those segments. Very realistic portrayals of motionless dead guys.

By: movie buff

movie buff — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:18:44 +0000

Brad Pitt can be so funny, as long as he’s not taking himself too seriously… in any case, it’s about time someone made good use of his habitually spastic arm movements

By: themungle

themungle — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:13:32 +0000

Totally agree about Ladykillers. Hated that film with a passion.

By: mba24

mba24 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:39:48 +0000

Let’s be honest…this movie blows! Disjoint plot, shallow and stupid characters, and “dark” humor that bordered on just plain vile. A near total waste of both great acting talent and the viewer’s time.

Yeah, I know it’s not hip to rip ANY production from the venerated Coen Brothers; for some reason they seem to automatically get critical acclaim for any and every effort they offer up. Fargo, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, No Country, and on and on. All artistically brilliant, right? Really? Anybody remember Ladykillers?

Do I seem a bit harsh? Maybe it’s because I expected more from these two and their great cast. Maybe because 8 years ago they came out with one of my very favorite movies of all time, O Brother where Art Thou? What a sweet movie; lovable quirky characters, memorable dialog,terrific “old timey” music that tied into a nostalgic era, wonderful cinematography, and a plot that was catchy enough even if it were NOT ingeniously interwoven into Homer’s Oddysey.

So, you see, the Coens hit their high-water mark with me (just like a valley being flooded for hydroelectic dam), with O Brother. Their latest entry, however, “mixaforically speaking” lies at the bottom of a “pretty durn deep lake.”

By: Walrus Films

Walrus Films — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:31:31 +0000

“Because it is a comedy, the Coens’ new film … is something of a palate cleanser for the brothers after the rigors of the Academy Award-winning No Country for Old Men,” Kenneth Turan writes in the Los Angeles Times. “But 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.”

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