- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 104 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis ... see all
- Director: Barry Levinson
- Plot: A week in the life of Ben, a powerful Hollywood producer, as he juggles negotiations with a studio head so that his newest picture can open at Cannes in two... Read more
User Reviews
Very boring
Apr 18, 2009
Private - yahoo.com
Apr 18, 2009Private - yahoo.com
Just plain boring...there isn't much to look forward to in this movie; there should have been some kind of climax.... Full review
big dissapointment!
Mar 26, 2009
natashai - yahoo.com
Mar 26, 2009natashai - yahoo.com
i am a big fan of deniro. ive always said there isnt any movie i can think of that deniro is in that sucks! they all are very great movies....until now. this is by far the worst movie ive ever watched... Full review
I just wasted 2 hours of my life is what happened!
Mar 22, 2009
Katie - yahoo.com
Mar 22, 2009Katie - yahoo.com
This just goes to show that big names don't always equal a big hit. I'm glad I only paid $1 to rent this from redbox. Anymore and I would really be kicking myself. It was booooooring. My wife kept looking at... Full review
The only thing special about this is the cast...
Feb 28, 2009
Jonathan - yahoo.com
Feb 28, 2009Jonathan - yahoo.com
This film is all over the place and has unnecessary plot tangents and weird story addons. There is a lot of cliches in the film and was supposed to be funny but really wasn't. I did enjoy the fact that it... Full review
The only thing special about this is the cast...
Feb 28, 2009
jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
Feb 28, 2009jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
This film is all over the place and has unnecessary plot tangents and weird story addons. There is a lot of cliches in the film and was supposed to be funny but really wasn't. I did enjoy the fact that it... Full review
no way
Feb 27, 2009
Mr. Longfellow - yahoo.com
Feb 27, 2009Mr. Longfellow - yahoo.com
I've always said DeNiro and Eastwood are living legends and the best actors ever. And 9 out of 10 of their movies are great ones, this was one of DeNiro's 10th one because it was a sorry one. I think the... Full review
no way
Feb 27, 2009
kokomokid452001 - yahoo.com
Feb 27, 2009kokomokid452001 - yahoo.com
I've always said DeNiro and Eastwood are living legends and the best actors ever. And 9 out of 10 of their movies are great ones, this was one of DeNiro's 10th one because it was a sorry one. I think the... Full review
Awful!!!
Feb 25, 2009
Kevin - yahoo.com
Feb 25, 2009Kevin - yahoo.com
I expected so much more from this line-up. Run away from this movie because it sucks 2 hours of your life away but makes it feel like 2 days...... Full review
Awful!!!
Feb 25, 2009
byerleystore - yahoo.com
Feb 25, 2009byerleystore - yahoo.com
I expected so much more from this line-up. Run away from this movie because it sucks 2 hours of your life away but makes it feel like 2 days...... Full review
Boring
Feb 01, 2009
vampirbg - imdb.com
Feb 01, 2009vampirbg - imdb.com
This film was very boring and a perfect example of the current state of things in Hollywood. They think that just by bringing big stars in the movie will have to be a hit. The actors are not the problem. They... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 14, 2009Urban Cinefile
horrified by a hirsute Bruce Willis (playing himself) and flummoxed by Willis' agent Dick (John Turturro), who's scared to death of his own clients.....By contrast, Robin Wright Penn is beautifully centred.... ... Full Review
| May 22, 2009Sydney Morning Herald
IT'S hard to make a good satire about Hollywood....Fiercely ends with some gangsters shooting Sean Penn in a grim industrial setting.....De Niro's performance is understated, without the volcanic emanations we are used to..... ... Full Review
| May 22, 2009Sydney Morning Herald
IT'S hard to make a good satire about Hollywood....Fiercely ends with some gangsters shooting Sean Penn in a grim industrial setting.....De Niro's performance is understated, without the volcanic emanations we are used to..... ... Full Review
| May 22, 2009ABC, Australia
it's a gritty thriller starring Sean Penn and the film opens in a test screening:....the angry British director is refusing.... ... Full Review
| May 21, 2009Melbourne Herald Sun
The clever new showbiz satire What Just Happened takes this quote and circles it, underlines it....Directed in a blunt, matter-of-fact manner by Barry Levinson from a screenplay by Linson, What Just Happened does not get many laughs out of its farcical subject.....It is hardly a sensational performance, but it is completely fitting.....The results are overwhelmingly negative for this thriller starring Sean Penn....As What Just Happened quite rightly points out, making a hit movie is not a matter of art..... ... Full Review
News
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2009-05-20
Lost Redux: What Just Happened?!
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2009-05-13
Much like its confusing, plot contorting trailers, Burn After Reading intertwines a few different stories that end altogether in a fashion that is perfectly concluded by the CIA Superior, played by J.K Simmons, as being a total mess. ... Full Article
Another drawback to the long and cold winter, besides all the obvious complaints: a total lack of DVD releases. In recent weeks our Netflix queue has been a desolate wasteland of old classics and new crap. ... Full Article
What Just Happened (Blu-ray)
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2009-03-09

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