Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

My brother and I are Cohen brother fans. Hudsucker Proxy, Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, and so on...
Burn After Reading is the new movie directed by the Cohen brothers and has not let me down. In true Cohen brother fashion the characters are developed very well and the story keeps the characters interesting through out the whole movie.

This movie stars Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Francis McDormand, John Malkovich, and Tilda Swinton. One of the reasons I love Burn After Reading is that most of the actors are playing characters that are not usual for them and pull it off with great style. Brad Pitt plays an idiotic personal trainer, George Clooney is an erratic womanizer, and Francis McDormand is obsessed with getting plastic surgery she doesn't need. For me this was a breath of fresh air to see some good actors actually acting instead of playing standard characters that we have all seen them play before.

The only problem I had with Burn After Reading was that I thought the story didn't move quick enough for the first half. Although in the beginning of the movie the story moves slowly, your so interested in seeing how these odd characters develop that the story becomes second place. But just when you get use to the characters then the story kicks into gear and pulls the characters along for the ride.

I don't want to give to much away, because the story in the second half of the movie moves with a nice pace and I don't want to ruin anything for you. If you are a Cohen brothers fan then you will enjoy this movie, if you are a fan of character development then you will love this movie, and if you are a fan of these actors then you will find this movie very interesting.

I give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.