Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by William H — 29 Dec 2011

The acting was awesome in this movie, but it just kinda fell short for me. It never really felt like it went anywhere at all. Not bad, but not great either.

This review of Burn After Reading (2008) was written by William H on 29 Dec 2011.

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