Burn After Reading

Ever since I'm in Denmark, I've been very 'out-dated' in catching movies. Mainly because movies here are shown at a much slower pace than US or even Malaysia. Another reason is because the ticket cost so much more compare to Malaysia (4 times more :p). Third is...illegal downloading is very convenient ;)

However, from time to time, I can feel the cinema is calling for me. I have to answer the calling, drag someone/anyone with me & buy ticket to see a movie in cinema. Of course, usually when I have to pay, I'll carefully choose my movie. This time, the very promising 'Burn After Reading' is my lucky pick.

Good review, lots of good actors/actresses, Coen brothers, funny & interesting trailer + the only movie showing around this time...do I need to explain further why 'Burn After Reading'? Guess not :p

So, simply put: unhappy demoted (& resigned) data analyst, Ozzy, who plans to write a memoir on CIA life & his unfaithful wife; desperate love seeking personal trainer Linda & her hyper-active but empty brain colleague; overly horny Harry who's sleeping with Ozzy's wife & also dating Linda while his own wife is cheating on him, all intertwinted based on 'conspiracy theory', internet dating & gym.

As much as the trailer promise to deliver, I can't help but to feel a little dissapointed (well, I just have to learn that trailers are always over promising) or perhaps I set my expectation wrong. It is not fully a comedy, some very funny scenes / lines nicely plotted now & then but I guess the movie is a little too hard to digest for me.

I almost can feel something as an 'after watch effect' but it's not strong enough for me to catch anything. I cannot catch any main point from the movie other than 'don't get involve in something that you don't understand, perhaps it's just me :s

P/S: Righteous Kill is another one that I think one should wait for the DVD instead of going to cinema for, unless of course a movie only cost less than USD4, like in M'sia, ;)