Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/12/2008(USA)
Release Date: 12/19/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DTS/DD2
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Joel and
Ethan Coen's jet-black comedy
Burn After Reading begins with CIA agent Osborne Cox (
John Malkovich) losing his job. This prompts his long-suffering, unfaithful wife (
Tilda Swinton) to consult a lawyer about divorcing him. Osborne decides to write a book about his exploits, but an early draft of his work ends up lost at a gym where it's found by the dim-witted Chad (
Brad Pitt, and the plastic-surgery obsessed Linda (
Frances McDormand). They decide to blackmail Osborne in order to help Linda pay for the numerous procedures she wants to undergo. Things grow even more complicated when Linda starts an affair with Harry (
George Clooney), who also happens to be sleeping with Cox's wife.
~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
;)
