Burn After Reading(2008)- User Reviews

Usually enjoy Cohen brothers movies, but this was the pits. The only really decent person (gym manager) is killed gruesomely, the other halfway decent person (Brad Pitt) is killed, there's a sex toy chair, and lots of completely immoral people (married …more»

So the producer walks up to the writer and asks "How many times can you use the word 'F_CK' in a script ?" The writer hands him the script for 'Burn Before WATCHING' and says "In every line".more»

No plot, no plan, no story, just about an impossible mix up. Not even a good ending. People that died, would never happen in any situation. Just a total waste on time watching, kept thinking it would get better, never did.more»

What a mess! The first 30 minutes are torture and I almost turned it off. JK SIMMONS is the ONLY bright spot in a dismal film. I am usually a fan of Clooney/Pitt/McDorm. but none of them could salvage this.more»

I thought this movie was supposed to be a comedy. I could count the number of times I laughed on two hands(barely). I wouldn't say disappointing, but I wasn't satisfied. I actually felt sorry for the actors. George Clooney and John Malkovich had …more»

Pointless, mixed up, uninteresting, over use of sex, violence and the f-bomb just because - it got in the way of any plot they were trying to develop. If I had a dollar for every time they used the f-bomb, I could sponsor my own bailout!more»

I can't believe all the negative reviews posted!!
Obviously not fans of good movies or maybe they don't understand how great the Coens are.

The acting is top rate. The story is funny and kept me very interesting.

See it and judge for yourse …more»

The Coens delivered No Country For Old Men last year and that is one of the best films of the decade, in 08 they gave us Burn After Reading...which is one of the best comedies of the decade. The story is hysterical and the stars in the film (Brad Pitt, …more»

What a horrible film! Don't waste your evening on this highly non-comedic failure. Promoted infidelity, flippant dissolution of marriage, profanity, and violence--none of which earned more than a groan, let alone contributed to the movie. Highly …more»

I can't believe this movie. I have few words to say except there wasn't much thought involve. If yahoo didn't make me write a thirty word minimum you wouldn't hear from me at this moment. In the words of my movie buff hubby- "This …more»