Burn After Reading (2008)

This would not be the Coen Brothers' best effort, but don't miss it unless you only go to one movie a year. Starting a little slowly, it picked up speed and wrapped up nicely, with the requisite brutal gore near the end (Jack pointed out that it was not in close-up, and lasted less than 5 seconds). Brad Pitt was an adorable goof, George Clooney an adorable sleaze, Francis McDormand an adorable romantic. With so much to adore, ya think it might have been a little better. But we didn't hate it. In fact, we enjoyed ourselves, with reservations.