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Burn After Reading is shaping up to be the discerning film fan’s favorite film of 2008. The Coen Brothers directing Brad Pitt and George Clooney in a wacky crime caper… and let’s throw in Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand. It’s as though the Cohens are ticking off a list titled “How to Excite Movie Buffs”.
A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official’s memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
Color me skeptical. The Coens’ films often leave me cold, especially when they dip into comedy. It’s almost as though they’re too smart to really pull it off… But, this trailer is pretty good. We’ll see.
The film is due out in September, so we haven’t yet added it to Criticker.
Oh wow, I didn’t know this was coming out so soon. YES.