DISCLAIMER: I did not see this movie in its original language(English), but in a dubbed version(Italian). I may have missed some nuances.

This movie left me with a weird sensation. You know when you spend an evening watching random YouTube videos and, at end, you feel like you wasted time? You weren't exactly bored but still, it didn't feel like a good use of the evening? That was Burn After Reading for me.

This dark comedy had a lot of potential that was kinda wasted in an excessive convoluted story. Not hard to follow but it felt forced at times.

The cast gave a great performance all around. Clooney's portrayal of the neurotic Harry Pfaffer is very entertaining and the same can be said for Pitt's dopey character. Special mention for J.K. Simmons: even though he has only few lines he's really a great actor.

I appreciated the cinematography. The movie was shot like a thriller/spy story and that made the contrast with the humorous theme much more evident and, IMO, funnier.

The story was pointlessly convoluted with so many "twist" you kinda start expecting them halfway through. I think I get what the movie was going for ([spoiler]the contrast between how much these civilian care for this information and how little the CIA seems to care about the whole situation [/spoiler]) but it wasn't executed as well as I would have liked.

In the end, I would recommend _Burn After Reading_ only to fans of the genre AND the directors.

6/10