Burn after Reading
Loris, the most cynical person I’ve ever met in my life, tells me that he found this movie too cynical. I’m really not sure if I totally agree on that. I mean, yes, all the characters in the movie are idiots (except for the Six Feet Under father, heh), but then again, who cares? The question is whether these characters can produce a great story or not.
But really, the story is not so bad! This definitely feels like a Coen movie where I don’t really mind that the characters are bad people, that’s exactly the same for the Lebowski people. Here, however, we have a bunch of amusing characters and are yet again the roles are perfectly written for them. I have never seen Brad Pitt this great! This simple, slightly naive yet energetic idiot is just perfect for him. In this movie, I even accept Tilda Swinton as cold-hearted bitch (she is one!)
All in all, I would say that I definitely prefer “The Big Lebowski” over “Burn After Reading”, because drinking too many White Russians is just so much more enjoyable than “it’s not all fun and games”. It’s too bad it’s been so long since I have seen “Fargo”, and in that point, I guess I understand what Loris meant: This movie is just completely devoid of goodness. Especially when considering the end, it seems like everybody in this world is just plain… evil or stupid or both.