Burn After Reading

Yeah, well, probably, people like to see me lose my temper, for whatever reason," Malkovich muses in his familiar, languid delivery. He was delighted to join George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt as "a group of people, the next one is dumber than the last, who are lost," and who get mixed up in a plot to sell the analyst's stolen memoir to the Russians, of all people. ... Full Review

As satire, too, the movie cops out: the only really shocking killing is committed by the one individual we know barely anything about. Smith (so good as the kidnapped victim in RENT THIS DVD and more on Lovefilm ) is astonishingly vital; Fitzgerald is a brittle dream. ... Full Review

The film isn't shy about showing the rough as well as the smooth. Burn runs out of steam towards the end, by which point at least one major character has died and the feel-good factor kicks in somewhat. ... Full Review

But this enormously talented ensemble cast toughs out all the many meandering rough patches admirably, in a movie stringing along narrative threads, the actors and the audience, all in equal measure. But the CIA, suspecting something's up in the neighborhood, has nearly everybody under surveillance while doing their own dodging act from the DC police, and without a rational conclusion in sight ever materializing about anything. ... Full Review

It's great therapy for anyone with a temper, Malkovich said. I was not only flattered that Joel and Ethan sought me out, but more importantly, delighted to get the chance to work with them," Malkovich said. ... Full Review

The Coen Brothers may have cracked the box office code by embracing silly minus the sarcasm. Their spy farce scored US $19.4 million over the weekend, which is great for a September release and the best yet for a Coens... ... Full Article

Charles Gant at the Guardian 's film blog notes that this is the best U.K. opening ever for the Coen Brothers , just as they had their best opening in the U.S. with the film. ... Full Article

Contrary to popular assumption, the Coen Brothers are not especially wacko; unless you work with them, when they apparently turn into all five Marx brothers and keep their casts in stitches, they are not especially funny, either. ... Full Article

Note: Show times follow days.SEPT. 2628 AMBLER THEATER 215-345-7855, 108 E.Butler Ave., Ambler.Burn After Reading (R): Fri. 4:15, 7, 9:15.Sat. 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:15. ... Full Article

Last weekend, moviegoers were treated to four new releases, and dutifully crowned Burn After Reading their top choice via ticket sales.Nothing was really hot, and nothing flopped badly. ... Full Article