Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading is the kind of movie I pick up at the video store when I can’t decide on anything else. It’s full of quirky, crazy characters who are fun to watch, and the last scene is hilarious. So it’s not a complete waste of time. But the story of a CIA agent who loses some classified files — and that’s a condensed version of the absurdly convoluted storyline — is simply a vehicle for a cast of A-list actors to have fun and go nuts. It’s deliberately inconsequential. You’d have to be a fan of the Coen Brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou to appreciate this one.
Tags: Brad Pitt, Coen Brothers, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Richard Jenkins, Tilda Swinton