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September 12, 2008
At the Movies: Coen brothers return to goofball comedy
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
It's a total goof, of course. A lark, a one-off.
“Burn After Reading,” the latest offering in the eclectic filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen, is not to be taken seriously — one look at Brad Pitt's blond-streaked pouf of hair tells you that — and it's certainly not to be compared to their starkly violent Academy Award-winner from last year, “No Country for Old Men.”
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 Director: Joel and Ethan Coen Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton Rating: R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence Running time: 96 minutes |
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