Burn After Reading

I managed to catch the much lauded Coen brothers film Burn After Reading on Saturday. It's got some real high profile actors who come together really well in a film that is essentially about pride and paranoia. Without giving too much away, the film goes through the paces of how one misplaced item can transform the lives of a small group of individuals in an interconnectedness that goes beyond humour and into alarm. The story is pretty single-minded but plays upon the unique traits and desires of each character. You get to understand how each person thinks and hence plays out his or her life.

Then it gets funny. The funny is sort of like adding a bucket of KFC to traditional, homecooked dinner. Both strange funny and haha funny. Some people are afraid, others jump in and some don't care. But everybody experience has been twisted, forever. Maybe that isn't a great analogy. But it made you think eh. And the smell of fried chicken rekindled in the nether reaches of your nostrils, didn't it? Gotcha.

Go watch it for yourself. It's a little slow in the beginning but soon you'll be giggling (and grimacing) along nicely. It's NC16 and when you suddenly get shown why, you might think it should have been R rated. Just rock it baby. Hahaha.

And listen to the song that plays over the credits appears. It's so funny.

Burn After Reading official site