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By Mike Sage (166) for Peterborough This Week (166) on 08 Sep 2008

Burn After Reading is a welcome escape from September's usual crop of inane thrillers starring Nicolas Cage or Julianne Moore…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 08 Sep 2008

[O]ne gets the impression that with just a few cuts, the film could be a gut-busting laugh riot or a taut bit of suspense…

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By Nathanl. (19) on 07 Sep 2008

I gotta say, this was a very good time…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for FilmsInReview.com (462) on 07 Sep 2008

The Coen Brothers give their A-list stars a goosey-loosey plot and terrific supporting players…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 07 Sep 2008

The Coens do comedy with the same level of intensity as they do drama, and in Burn that comes through in the mock-thriller atmosphere they create…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 07 Sep 2008

Even Frances McDormand, the salt-of-the-earth actress who has warmed so many of the Coen brothers movies, falls into a queasy dead zone…

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By Jurgen Fauth (114) for About.com (1,470) on 07 Sep 2008

Chalk it up to the Coens' much-cited misanthropy or misplaced satirical intent, but there's nothing enjoyable or insightful about hanging out…

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 07 Sep 2008

That's the paradox that makes this parade of folly so much fun: it feels as if everyone involved is having a high old time, and their enthusiasm…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 07 Sep 2008

It's not the contrived plot that matters here, it's the execution - and the Coens are masters of broadly drawn characters and stylized visuals…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 04 Sep 2008

The writing/directing team of Joel and Ethan Coen create a laugh-a-minute black comedy that pokes fun at America's surveillance-dominated existence,…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 01 Sep 2008

Either the Coens failed, or I didn't figure out what they're attempting…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 27 Aug 2008

Star vehicle that's playful but anti-glamorous…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 27 Aug 2008

Nothing about the project's execution inspires the feeling that this was ever intended as anything more than a lark, which would be fine if…

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By Laremy Legel (198) for Film.com (1,892) on 26 Aug 2008

The reason this film gets a slightly above average grade is the strength of Brad Pitt's silliness and the momentum the movie has near the end…

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