Burn after Reading, starring John Malkovich, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Richard Jenkins. Realeased in 2008 it features John Malkovich as CIA analyst Osbourne Cox who, faced with a demotion decides to quit and write his memoirs instead. The ensuing tale of deception by just about everyone in the story is at times hilariously funny, and at others shockingly graphic.
For me the highlight of the film is Brad Pitt's ingenious portrayal of the himbo Chad, and I was genuinely shocked when he was shot in the head hiding in Cox's wardrobe by the decidedly dodgy Harry Pfarrere (George Clooney). I honestly thought it was like a dream sequence with Chad envisioning what would happen if he was caught......but it wasn't.
I began this film thinking for the first 20 minutes that it was wierd and I was never going to enjoy it, but I was surprisingly engaged throughout and really got into it.
Wonder if Dave Kinney would let me build The Chair for part of my set building!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
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