Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by Jonasn. — 13 Nov 2008

I laughed throughout the last 30 minutes of this film. The plot, or lack of same, was hilarious.

This review of Burn After Reading (2008) was written by Jonasn. on 13 Nov 2008.

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