Spring Break
'Burn After Reading,' not after watching
Review
By Stephanie Daniels Contributing Writer
Issue date: 9/12/08 Section: ARTS & LIFE
The Coen brothers bring yet another amazing film to begin the fall season.
As one of the first movies this fall, "Burn After Reading" is sure to keep the audience just as excited as they were throughout the summer movie season.
After hit blockbusters such as "The Dark Knight" and "Pineapple Express," it is hard to imagine that any movie could even come close to following up, but "Burn After Reading" does just that.
The trailer goes from one extreme to another, showing George Clooney shooting a gun and then Brad Pitt dancing, but the movie itself won't leave the audience with a sense of confusion. It will leave them wanting more.
The movie is set in Maryland, where CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) struggles to keep his relationship with wife Katie (Tilda Swinton), who obtains some of his CIA records on CD, which is where the movie reaches its turning point.
Two workers at Georgetown Hardbodies Gym, an obsessed personal trainer Chad (Pitt) and overly self-conscious woman Linda (Frances McDormand) get hold of the CD and decide to have some fun with Cox before giving it back.
Meanwhile, Linda meets Harry (Clooney), who is a married federal marshal and believes the CIA is following him while he is sleeping around but fails to realize he is not the only one being spied on.
One of the best things about this movie is the comedic and mystery mix it has.
One minute I felt my stomach hurting from laughter, and the next I felt my stomach full with butterflies wondering what will happen next.
Going into the movie, I knew to expect great acting with the all-star cast, but Pitt stole the show with his comedic role.
What do you expect when you have writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ("The Big Lebowski," "No Country for Old Men") write a film?
I think this movie was brilliant and will keep the audience at the edge of their seat during its entirety.
With the price of movie tickets being outrageous, I think this film is well worth the seven bucks at the theater.
As one of the first movies this fall, "Burn After Reading" is sure to keep the audience just as excited as they were throughout the summer movie season.
After hit blockbusters such as "The Dark Knight" and "Pineapple Express," it is hard to imagine that any movie could even come close to following up, but "Burn After Reading" does just that.
The trailer goes from one extreme to another, showing George Clooney shooting a gun and then Brad Pitt dancing, but the movie itself won't leave the audience with a sense of confusion. It will leave them wanting more.
The movie is set in Maryland, where CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) struggles to keep his relationship with wife Katie (Tilda Swinton), who obtains some of his CIA records on CD, which is where the movie reaches its turning point.
Two workers at Georgetown Hardbodies Gym, an obsessed personal trainer Chad (Pitt) and overly self-conscious woman Linda (Frances McDormand) get hold of the CD and decide to have some fun with Cox before giving it back.
Meanwhile, Linda meets Harry (Clooney), who is a married federal marshal and believes the CIA is following him while he is sleeping around but fails to realize he is not the only one being spied on.
One of the best things about this movie is the comedic and mystery mix it has.
One minute I felt my stomach hurting from laughter, and the next I felt my stomach full with butterflies wondering what will happen next.
Going into the movie, I knew to expect great acting with the all-star cast, but Pitt stole the show with his comedic role.
What do you expect when you have writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ("The Big Lebowski," "No Country for Old Men") write a film?
I think this movie was brilliant and will keep the audience at the edge of their seat during its entirety.
With the price of movie tickets being outrageous, I think this film is well worth the seven bucks at the theater.
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