Burn After Reading is one of the movies I've watched recently, and honestly I really liked it even though it's a strange and completely unconventional movie. The story seems simple at first, but as the events develop, you find yourself watching something completely unexpected, and that's honestly the thing that attracted me the most about it. The movie makes me think that the Coen brothers have a strange ability to turn an ordinary situation into a series of catastrophic and absurd events at the same time.
The actors' performances were very good, perhaps the thing that attracted me the most was Brad Pitt, who presented a role different from all his usual roles. The character of the naive sports coach who treats the situation as if it were a spy mission was truly brilliant. George Clooney was also wonderful, and presented a very suspicious character in a darkly comedic and wonderful way. As for Frances McDormand, her performance is as usual heavy and great, and I felt that her character represents the type who is willing to do anything to reach her goal, even if it is a very trivial goal.
The whole story is based on misunderstanding and human stupidity, and that's something I love in movies, when you find that every disaster happens because of stupid but logical actions at the same time. I wish the movie was a little longer, or there was a little more explanation for some of the characters, but I still think that the ending was very appropriate, because it preserved the spirit of the movie and made it an enjoyable and sarcastic experience about the world around us.
the movie is a very good experience for fans of black comedy, and if you like movies that mock the idea of espionage and conspiracies in an absurd way, then you should definitely watch it.
