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Burn After Reading (2008) - Critic Reviews - Page 9 of 10

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By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 10 Sep 2008

Quirky, violent Coen comedy isn't meant for kids…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 10 Sep 2008

And you thought No Country for Old Men was nihilistic…

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By Bill Weber (150) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 10 Sep 2008

An anti-conspiracy lampoon of conspiracy thrillers, the Coens' Burn After Reading paints its floundering Washington inhabitants as intractably…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 10 Sep 2008

It would be no country for movie lovers without the Coens. They still manage to run unmuzzled while the rest of Hollywood runs scared…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 10 Sep 2008

Despite their best efforts, the film moves in fits and starts. Burn After Reading bounces; it just never gets rolling…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 09 Sep 2008

Isn't much more than an extravagantly complicated joke, [but] it's a pretty funny one, with plenty of those mordantly humorous jolts the [Coens]…

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By Joshua Tyler (625) for CinemaBlend (829) on 09 Sep 2008

Even at their most inane, Joel and Ethan Coen have managed something that is at the least, more entertaining than most of the other comedic…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 09 Sep 2008

Those crazy Coen Brothers veer a hard left with a humorous and cautionary tale of lust and revenge…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 09 Sep 2008

With a wealth of lip-smacking character turns and a plot that keeps us off our guard, Burn After Reading takes its entertaining place among…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 09 Sep 2008

The Coens return to familiar territory with the parody thriller Burn After Reading, a characteristically supercilious and crisply shot clown…

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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 09 Sep 2008

Lesser artists would have followed a critical smash like No Country with another noir, courting audience favor through familiarity…

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By Staci Layne Wilson (667) for Buzzine Magazine (42) on 09 Sep 2008

Burn After Reading is a crime comedy-of-errors that's pretty much flawless…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 09 Sep 2008

One doesn't think twice about seeing a Coen Brothers comedy satire. Unfortunately, Burn After Reading is not one I'd run to see twice…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 08 Sep 2008

An impishly smart film about the stupidity rampant in people who think they are being clever…

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By Mike Sage (166) for Peterborough This Week (166) on 08 Sep 2008

Burn After Reading is a welcome escape from September's usual crop of inane thrillers starring Nicolas Cage or Julianne Moore…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 08 Sep 2008

[O]ne gets the impression that with just a few cuts, the film could be a gut-busting laugh riot or a taut bit of suspense…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for FilmsInReview.com (462) on 07 Sep 2008

The Coen Brothers give their A-list stars a goosey-loosey plot and terrific supporting players…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 07 Sep 2008

The Coens do comedy with the same level of intensity as they do drama, and in Burn that comes through in the mock-thriller atmosphere they create…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 07 Sep 2008

Even Frances McDormand, the salt-of-the-earth actress who has warmed so many of the Coen brothers movies, falls into a queasy dead zone…

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By Jurgen Fauth (114) for About.com (1,470) on 07 Sep 2008

Chalk it up to the Coens' much-cited misanthropy or misplaced satirical intent, but there's nothing enjoyable or insightful about hanging out…

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