Brad Pitt and George Clooney lit up the big screen together in 'Oceans 11, 12 and 13' and now they're back together again in the Coen brothers latest film.
The Coen brothers last movie was "No Country for Old Men," but now they're back to comedy with "Burn after Reading."
John Malkovich is a just demoted, "you can't fire me I quit" CIA analyst wonk who'd left a CD with sensitive information at his gym.
Brad Pitt as a dimwitted gym attendant thinks he can get money for it, which he'll split with co-worker Frances McDormand, who wants to use the money for expensive cosmetic surgery.
She's a lonely heart who begins an affair with federal marshal George Clooney, who's also sleeping with Malkovich's wife, Tilda Swinton.
Got all that? The pacing is quick, the relationships are frantic and the style Looney.
According to movie critic Jeffrey Lyons, “Burn After Reading" isn't the funniest nor the edgiest Coen brothers movie, but it has their trademark loonieness about it, and when one character has to explain events we've seen unfold to his boss, you'll be in stitches.
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