Very clever indeed with a Lock Stock-esque merry go round story line. Great casting and John Malkovich rocked. Not sure about the ending mind - bit flat.

Very funny in a strange and weird kind of way. But still keeps you in it. Liked it!

l'histoire est faible mais la performance d'acteurs est admirable

I thought it was going to be better since it had good actors. But overall was an okay movie

Les freres Coen, c'est forcement bon, et celui-ci est loin d'etre le plus crade. Beaucoup d'humour, un scenar tordu "a la Coen" bourre de quiproquos, et une morale comme on les aime. "Qu'est-ce qu'on a appris ?" "Qu'il ne faut pas le refaire." "Refai... (read more) Les freres Coen, c'est forcement bon, et celui-ci est loin d'etre le plus crade. Beaucoup d'humour, un scenar tordu "a la Coen" bourre de quiproquos, et une morale comme on les aime. "Qu'est-ce qu'on a appris ?" "Qu'il ne faut pas le refaire." "Refaire quoi ?" "On sait pas". PS : Brad Pitt est vraiment bon.

Hilarious flick in the vein of The War of the Roses, except there is less vengeance and more humor. Brad Pitt is to be seen to be believed as he plays totally against type as dumbkopf gym instructor. Frances McDormand plays her role slightly over the... (read more) Hilarious flick in the vein of The War of the Roses, except there is less vengeance and more humor. Brad Pitt is to be seen to be believed as he plays totally against type as dumbkopf gym instructor. Frances McDormand plays her role slightly over the top as a Cosmetic surgery obsessed freak, Clooney plays a maniac with a penchant for workouts. John Malkovich plays an ex-CIA analyst who is surrounded by all these idiots. This was one rockin' flick which is highly recommended. Word of advice - Don't give a damn about what people think and laugh ur lungs out in the half-empty theatre, you'll enjoy the movie much much more...Thats what I did..:).

I expected much more from this movie. It just didn't zing like a typical Coen brothers movie should zing. The acting was disappointing for the most part when you consider that it was a who's who cast. The only bright spots that shined and brought som... (read more) I expected much more from this movie. It just didn't zing like a typical Coen brothers movie should zing. The acting was disappointing for the most part when you consider that it was a who's who cast. The only bright spots that shined and brought some skills to the movie were John Malkovich (who was great) and Richard Jenkins (who excelled in a small supporting role). Brad Pitt was annoying, yes funny in some moments, but mostly annoying and Frances McDormand seemed out of place in the film. Clooney was alright and the same could be said for Tilda Swinton but that isn't good enough when this much talent is feeding off of one another. The writing was the only shining part of this movie. The dialogue was fun, interesting, stimulating and helped this movie flow along, which was desperately needed. I guess maybe I went in with too high of an expectation for this film (hard not to considering the amount of marketing they did for this film) but I am not fond of it. The Coen brothers really can knock them out of the park some times...this just isn't one of those. Rent it or watch it for free.

It's funny, sometimes delightful, sometimes a little sad, with dialogue that sounds perfectly logical until you listen a little more carefully and realize all of these people are mad.

A goofy screwball romp that affords a gaggle of A-listers the chance to hambone around in antic style.

It would be no country for movie lovers without the Coens. They still manage to run unmuzzled while the rest of Hollywood runs scared.

Lesser artists would have followed a critical smash like No Country with another noir, courting audience favor through familiarity. But Burn After Reading, though shocking, is simply the flipside of the Coens' existential dread.

Burn After Reading is untranscendent, a little tired, the first Coen brothers picture on autopilot. In the words of the CIA superior, it's 'no biggie.'