Stupendously Funny & Magnificently Acted!

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2014)

The Coen Brothers leave me mesmerized. Whenever I get the opportunity of watching a film made by these geniuses, I'm left extremely happy & envious. Happy, because they never fail to deliver. Envious, because I'm sure I can't make such cinema, it's out of my thinking capacity.
With 'Burn After Reading', The legendary duo deliver a Stupendously Funny & Magnificently Acted Black-Comedy, that leaves a haunting impact. Its a story about imbeciles living in a horrible world.
'Burn After Reading' Synopsis: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
'Burn After Reading' is astoundingly Written by the Coen's. Their Screenplay is wholesome, it blends in humor, romance, violence & even suspense. The characters in here are so uproariously wicked, that what happens to them ahead or from there-on, seems justified. The Coen's know how to execute a film with flourish & Their Direction, as usual, is pitch-perfect. A Special Mention for the striking Cinematography done by Emmanuel Lubezki.
Performance-Wise: The ensemble cast perform Magnificently. Brad Pitt takes the lead with an astonishingly hilarious performance. He enacts the dumb character with unbelievable conviction. Frances McDormand is simply fantastic. Seriously, has McDormand ever given a bad performance? George Clooney is totally despicable in his part, delivering a performance that reminds us how versatile & fearless Clooney is. John Malkovich is first-rate. Tilda Swinton is in excellent form. Richard Jenkins is flawless, as always. J. K. Simmons stands out.
On the whole, 'Burn After Reading' is profoundly funny & irresistible. Two Big Thumbs Up!