Delightfully dark

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2008)

I went into this film knowing NOTHING about it. All I knew was the movie poster. So I had absolutely NO expectations.... here's what it came down to.
The story was very well written... kinda twisty and intertwined... fun but dramatic... all over the map, yet linear... ya know? The acting was great. Clooney, Pitt, McDormand and Malkovich were all wonderful. Some of them in unfamiliar roles.....but pulled off very well. The supporting cast was great as well. McDormand and Pitt find this cd of what they think are CIA secrets at the gym they work at and use it to try and blackmail money out of Malkovich (ex CIA) and then when that doesn't work.... the russians... Also, Clooney is sleeping with Malkovich's wife AND McDormand... it gets pretty tangled..
Overall a good movie... ending was a little quick and, well, blah. But otherwise a lot of fun.
Gargamel scale : acting 1, story 1, gunfire/explosions 1, car chases 1, nudity....0 sorry ladies... that is 4 on my scale which is 8 on IMDb, way to go Coen bros.