Burn After Reading

"Report back to me when, uh, I dunno... when it makes sense."
J.K. Simmons as CIA Superior

My love for the Coen Brothers' work is no secret. It seems impossible for them to let me down, so fair warning folks... I am biased. I consider "No Country For Old Men" a masterpiece. And even if I can't say I always understand what they're going for (like with "Barton Fink") I still give them the benefit of the doubt and admire the hell out of all their other films.

This is about the only film that I imagine could get me back in theaters so soon after the marathon of the Toronto Film Fest (which Burn After Reading was a featured gala in). In the past I haven't put my butt in a theater seat again until November.

The only potential danger with "Burn After Reading" is that many people will be looking at this as the new Brad Pitt & George Clooney movie and be perhaps expecting a different kind of movie. Not necessarily a farce of American sensibilities nor biting commentary on internet dating, divorce, self-improvement and paranoia.

Seems this one's intention is to keep your head spinning and make it impossible for you to see what's coming or know what to make of the mess that ensues, like the clueless CIA spooks in the film, but nevertheless, it's a fun ride from a masterful team. Can't wait for the next one, whatever it may be.

Watch the Red band trailer here.