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C |
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| Story: |
C |
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| Acting: |
B |
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| Direction: |
B |
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| Visuals: |
B+ |
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Bargain Matinee
by rickm (movies profile)
Sep 12, 2008
34
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53 people found this review helpful
Burn is a good movie to go see at the bargain showings.
The movie was marketed as a comedy, and it is not. I am a fan of Coen Bros., and I have enjoyed their movies up till this point. This movie is 90 minutes of a few one-liners sprinkled around alot of nothing much else. The story is somewhat silly, but that is ok if it is made to be entertaining. There are a few interesting scenes, but that is about it. Frances Mcdormand is cast as a self-absorbed neurotic that I had no sympathy for. Brad Pitt does a great job as a half-crazy personal trainer. George Clooney, as a womanizing-adulterer/ part-time inventor did what he does best, entertained. The best character in the whole movie is JK Simmons as the CIA boss. But they can't save this movie. The only reason I gave this movie a C is because I would hate to give the Coen Bros. a D after all the great films they have done.
Interesting concept, good characters and acting, poorly executed.
Save yourself some money and go early in the day, or wait for it on cable. |
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