
Burn After Reading2008
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Aug 22, 2026 · imported from Letterboxd
As someone who dreads the idea of writing scripts or coming up with interlaced characters and plots, the films of the Coen brothers have always grown an itch in me to maybe start at the least. Miller's Crossing is probably the best screenwriting I've seen, ever. Burn After Reading feels like the same chaotic but darkly funny beats taken from the former but for a much smaller stake and a much bigger emphasis on the characters being slightly or completely autistic (favourite category) I wish it extended a bit more instead of the fast wrap-up it had for the whole plot in, like, 5 mins. A lot of untied ends.
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