What a Shocker!

Rating: 1/10 (19 October 2008)

I was expecting great things from this movie - my appetite had been whetted by an amusing trailer (which sadly contained all the funny moments which the movie had to offer), by the presence of the likes of Bard Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich, and by the fact that the film as directed by the Coen brothers whose most recent film, No Country for Old Men, I thought was excellent. Alas, Burn After Reading was a huge disappointment - incredibly slow, confused, unsure of what type of movie it really wants to be. There are a couple of genuinely funny moments, one or two shocks, but that's it. This was described as a 'comedy' thriller but, in comparison to the likes of Big Lebowski or Oh Brother Where Art Thou, it simply isn't one! In short, a bit of a turkey!