As another reviewer said, “Anyone looking to fall in love with the characters or take a meaningful message from this movie will be disappointed.”

I found “Burn After Reading” mildly entertaining, and definitely not worth the time. I’d rather go watch some George Carlin online. Same colorful language, better comedy.

Hilarious. A cast of deceitful and unintelligent characters create a “clusterfuck” over sex and money with the help of the intelligence arm of the most powerful country in the world. Anyone looking to fall in love with the characters or take a meaningful message from this movie will be disappointed. I was thoroughly entertained.

yes, a tad underwhelming, with some very strange morality mixed in. i mean, everyone who dies is relatively innocent, as compared to everyone who lives at least.
i find it surprising some of the criticism of this movie. its the coen brothers quirky comedy, the same sense of humor theyve been having fun with since raising arizona. its just that they have built one of the most interesting reputations in hollywood, and after no country for old men, who in hollywood wouldnt want to work with them? so i think to expect a lot from this movie simply because of the cast is a bit naive. i mean, if it were full of unknowns, what, itd suddenly be much better?
i really liked it, it was very entertaining. top ten coen brothers? nah. well, i dunno maybe. but probably not. but is it still more interesting and original than 90% of whats come out lately? well duh.
the only other comment i have is about brad pitt. brad pitt is 44. he is not 20. and he’s starting to look it. i have a feeling he knows this. so for him to be playing some 20ish dumb gym guy is funny on a couple different levels. i just wonder if it was his vanity thinking he could pull off another young, nubile role, or its kind of a poke at it, making fun of the roles that brought him fame in the first place. either way, i find it humorous.

Did anyone else think the trailers and the cast oversold this movie?

There were some good scenes and a GREAT cast, but on the whole I was not impressed.