Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by Brad G — 21 Aug 2012

George Clooney shooting Brad Pitt in the face? OK that's pretty funny. Aside from that and the first scene with John Malkovich, terrible, boring movie.

This review of Burn After Reading (2008) was written by Brad G on 21 Aug 2012.

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