Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by Benjamin S — 10 Dec 2014

Hilarious and underrated portrait of human stupidity.

This review of Burn After Reading (2008) was written by Benjamin S on 10 Dec 2014.

Burn After Reading has generally received positive reviews.

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