Friday, November 21, 2008

Burn After Reading



Wow. What a fun film. I was very surprised with how much I enjoyed it. There is rarely a dull moment, and for a feature length film, it feels more like your watching a half hour episode of Seinfeld. It just flies by, but is enjoyable throughout. Thats probably the biggest flaw, as it doesn't feel overly epic, and you would like some of the characters to be more fleshed out and given more of a backstory. The ending feels a little weird although it is funny, and doesn't give as much resolution as I would have liked, but it appears the Cohen Brothers aren't big on Hollywood endings. All in all I have to recommend this film to everyone. Brad Pitts character is genius... as a gay gym instructor. This character has to be one of the all time greatest male ditzes. The best way to describe the plot is as one character says, a "clusterfuck". Its a whole lot of crazy, filled with twists and turns and laughs galore. Great movie.

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