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All parent reviews for Burn After Reading

Age
16
Average rating based on 12 parent reviews:
  • 50% say language is an issue
  • 42% say sexual content is an issue
  • 33% say violence is an issue
Adult
March 9, 2010
 
WARNING THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS: Good Movie. As much as I liked Brad Pitt the scene where he got shot was the best part. But it got boring after that

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Parent of 9, 11, and 13 year old
February 14, 2009
 
Not for Teens!
This movie has themes and scene that are not appropriate for kids or teens (as the current rating suggests). Some involve sex toys, extremely foul language, murder and very adult situations. NOT recommended for families at all!

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Parent
February 26, 2010
 
Burn After Reading
Cool movie. The closet gunshot scene was hilarious... in a dark sort of way.

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Adult
June 16, 2009
 

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Parent of 9 year old
February 12, 2009
 
a waste of good actors
The Common sense review says this is a very funny movie. I guess I just didn't get it. It was the worst movie I've probably ever seen. I just kept thinking this is going somewhere . . . anywhere. It was full of actors that I really enjoy, but not in this movie. When they got to the part with the sex chair, I turned it off in disgust. OK, so I turned it back on hoping there was a funny ending where all the loose ends came together. But there really wasn't an ending at all. Like I said, I just didn't get it.

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Adult
September 28, 2009
 
Nothing too great..
Im a huge fan's of dark comedy's but this just didnt do it for me. Brad Pitt s character was halirous but so much of the movie just seemed like more of a crime drama than a comedy which was kinda dissapointing to me. I was a little suprised at the violence and how graphic it was a couple times. There also a lot of swearing and sexual jokes in the movie too. Nothing too too great, i'd only watch it if you really want to

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Parent of 14 year old
November 25, 2009
 

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Adult
July 21, 2009
 
Funny Movie
Great movie from the cohen brothers. I dont think i laughed that hard n the scene where osbourne and chad are in the car. Brad Pitt is hilarious and John Malkovich is dynamite.

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Adult
April 6, 2009
 

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Parent of 3, 11, 12, and 17 year old
January 10, 2009
 
Brilliant and Original Film with great Supporting Actor Brad Pitt.
Loved it. Must see it.

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Parent of 8 and 10 year old
January 7, 2009
 

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Adult
December 2, 2008
 
Isn't meant for kids?
Is not meant for anyone, not only are there more scenes of sexual stupidity in one hour than you will ever see in any R movie, but the whole movie had no point at all! Basically it was a thrown together peice of garbage movie that made no sense, barely had a plot, tried to hard to have sexuality humor that ended up just being pure wrong (in all scenes no one laughed but had very dissatisfing nervous like faces), and did not deserve all that they said it was up to be!

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