Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by Andrew O'hehir for Salon.com — 11 Sep 2008
Beneath its movie star clowning, its awful-but-relatable heroine and its lightweight gags, Burn After Reading poses an implicit challenge to its viewers: Can you figure out why this comedy isn't very funny? Could that be because its central proposition is that the people in the theater are just as stupid, just as gullible, just as eager to be deceived as the people on the screen?
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This review of Burn After Reading (2008) was written by Andrew O'hehir and published by Salon.com on 11 Sep 2008.
Burn After Reading has generally received positive reviews.
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