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12 September 2008 |
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Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. |
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Overwiew :An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find. |
Starring :
George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, J. K. Simmons, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Lenny Venito
Directors :
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producers :
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writers :
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
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USA Today - Claudia Puig
: After their best-picture Oscar for the violent No Country for Old Men, the Coens are back to misanthropic madness.
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B
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker
: ...one of the Coens' ayful projects...
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B
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San Francisco Chronicle - Walter Addiego
: The actors are having a great time.
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B
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
: ...a crazy-quilt comic thriller that takes on our growing national stupidity in the form of a sex farce.
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B
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli
: This is a thriller with a high quotient of comedic elements or, if you prefer, a comedy with a high quotient of thriller elements.
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B
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New York Times - Mahnola Dargis
: ...clubby, predictably self-amused comedy...
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C
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New York Post - Kyle Smith
: Most audiences will find it a head-scratcher with a dismaying act of violence and a haphazard plot that fizzles out without any of the main characters on-screen.
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B-
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Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan
: A bleakly funny spoof on spy films as well as a melancholy riff on despairing lives...
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B+
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Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt
: The Coen brothers are in a goofy mood as pure lunacy engulfs a spy thriller.
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B+
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filmcritic.com - Bill Gibron
: ...even in the clichéd arena of affairs of the heart, the boys are capable of something subversive, and quite special.
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B
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum
: ...overplowed...
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C
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E! Online - Alex Markerson
: ...a welcome return to form after such throwaways as The Ladykillers and Intolerable Cruelty.
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B+
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Chicago Tribune - Geoff Berkshire
: ...perfectly good but never truly great.
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B
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
: ...a screwball comedy that occasionally becomes something nobr>
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B
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5 Comments
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Bruno says @ Thursday - October 23,2008
The script , story as well as acting part of the movie is simply outstanding.
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Anny says @ Thursday - October 23,2008
Watching this movie in theaters proved to be really tough for me. The movie is totally boring and there is hardly any element in it that seems to be worth mentioning.
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Robinson says @ Monday - September 15,2008
Very disappointing movie. There is no story at all. I couldn't figure out what was going on. Brad looked ok and so did George. That was the only good part of the movie.
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Dina says @ Monday - September 15,2008
A funny movie. Fun and entertaining throughout! The whole theater was laughing non-stop from beginning to end. Brad Pitt was awesome.
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Karen says @ Monday - September 15,2008
A classic movie. Great comedy with superb performances by the entire cast. Brad Pitt is hilarious, but the small part played by John Malkovich is the best character of all.
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