A Quick Thought: Burn After Reading

I was a little wary when I read Hen's review. Even more so, this week, when another friend told me how much he loved Burn After Reading. To set things straight, I saw Burn After Reading this past Sunday.

It's been a long time since I've seen a movie this confused and misguided. Elements of comedy, serious drama,and black comedy are all used, yet never meld together. Rather, each scene feels like it was pulled from a separate film. I spent about 90% of the time watching with my mouth agape, in shock, that the movie before me actually existed, and that so many talented people were so unrelentingly humorless and boring. The other 10% was spent looking over to my friend, laughing to myself, as she nodded in and out of sleep. The last time I walked out of movie with such a strong feeling of "what the hell did I just watch" was when I saw Mulholland Drive. In my opinion, C- is probably a bit too kind. Although, JK Simmons was funny for the two minutes he was on camera, most of which was at the end of the film, so at least it ended with a laugh.