Burn After Reading (2008)

bfaulk44 from Bridgwater [Highly rated reviewer] , 28/04/2008

OK I haven't seen the film yet but this was too good to miss.....sorry to the serious film buffs among you

  45 out of 49 people found this review helpful

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rictheninja from Liverpool [Highly rated reviewer] , 11/07/2008

the trailer came on in the previews for mamma mia (oh dear...)

anyhooo, ive been excited ever since :D

i only have to wait a few months :'( lol

seriously though, looks amazing cannot wait :D

  31 out of 32 people found this review helpful

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williamsgwynfa [Highly rated reviewer] , 30/09/2008

this dvd is superb. Osbourne Cox (played by John Malkovich) is a CIA analyst who quits his job at the agency, after being demoted mainly because of his drinking problem.

He then decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA.

His wife, Katie Cox (played by Tilda Swinton), wants to divorce Osbourne and, at the counsel of her divorce lawyer, she copies many of his personal and financial files off his computer, and on to an optical disc.

Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer (played by George Clooney).

The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer (played by Brad Pitt) obtains the disc from the gym's custodian, and ascertains that it contains classified government information.

Along with his fellow employee Linda Litzke (played by Frances McDormand), he intends to use the disk to blackmail Osbourne - as Linda needs the money to pay for cosmetic surgery.

They call up Cox in the middle of the night, but he is not receptive to the idea of blackmail.

So when blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy.

At the embassy, she hands the disk over to the Russians, promising that she will give more information afterwards, to keep the money rolling in.

Because Linda and Chad don't have any more information, they decide to break into Cox's house, to see what else they can dig up.

Mayhem ensues.................well worth watching !!!!!!!

  19 out of 20 people found this review helpful

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AzzM from Stalybridge [Highly rated reviewer] , 17/10/2008

Can people please refrain from reviewing films before they have have seen them. It is completely pointless and i cannot understand why anyone would give a film any rating unless they have seen it. Surely people can be mature enough to wait until they have actually seen it rather than acting like a child and telling us all a film is great without the knowledge of sitting through all of it.

I have left 3 stars to be fair as i have to leave to leave rating for a film I HAVEN'T SEEN to make my point. I am a big fan of the Coen Brothers but it annoys me that people can make judgement from seeing a trailer.

  17 out of 17 people found this review helpful

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bfaulk44 from Bridgwater [Highly rated reviewer] , 28/04/2008

OK I haven't seen the film yet but this was too good to miss.....sorry to the serious film buffs among you

  45 out of 49 people found this review helpful

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Stegsi from Pontefract , 21/10/2008

Went to watch this at the cinema last night and is the first time I have ever walked out of a film! It was sooooo boring - from start to the point of leaving (45 minutes). Some people did kind of laugh at the odd bit, but I wasn't sure what they were laughing at. If you are suffering from insomnia then this will surely send you on your way to sleep!

  4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

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