Brad Pitt’s performance in the Coen brothers ensemble-driven, dark-comedy-thriller, Burn After Reading, stands out.
It’s a major achievement, considering he’s cast with such fellow Hollywood heavyweights as George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich, JK Simmons, and Richard Jenkins.
Pitt plays Chad Feldheimer, a gum-chewing, frosted-tipped personal trainer who has a sense of childlike wonder that exists in complete dichotomy with the plot of the film.
After discovering a compact disc with allegedly leaked CIA documents, Pitt and McDormand’s characters thrust themselves into a world of love affairs, murder, and confusion.
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Despite the high stakes and casual violence of the film, Pitt’s character remains giddy as he frolics, dances, and snaps.
He fists bumps on the treadmill and casually drinks orange juice while extorting federal agent by phone. Feldheimer is more concerned with the safety of his bicycle than the felonies he is casually committing, all the while surprised when things go awry.
When Feldheimer tries to shake down agent Osborne Cox (Malkovich), the latter instead delivers the former a swift punch to the face. Feldheimer recoils in confusion and pain, bewildered as to why he deserved a blow.
Burn After Reading delivers Brad as a bumbling idiot who loves berry blast smoothies and sports an iPod strapped to his arm.
Oscar Actors: Brad Pitt–Best Roles–Burn After Reading (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Brad Pitt’s performance in the Coen brothers ensemble-driven, dark-comedy-thriller, Burn After Reading, stands out.
It’s a major achievement, considering he’s cast with such fellow Hollywood heavyweights as George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich, JK Simmons, and Richard Jenkins.
Pitt plays Chad Feldheimer, a gum-chewing, frosted-tipped personal trainer who has a sense of childlike wonder that exists in complete dichotomy with the plot of the film.
After discovering a compact disc with allegedly leaked CIA documents, Pitt and McDormand’s characters thrust themselves into a world of love affairs, murder, and confusion.
Despite the high stakes and casual violence of the film, Pitt’s character remains giddy as he frolics, dances, and snaps.
He fists bumps on the treadmill and casually drinks orange juice while extorting federal agent by phone. Feldheimer is more concerned with the safety of his bicycle than the felonies he is casually committing, all the while surprised when things go awry.
When Feldheimer tries to shake down agent Osborne Cox (Malkovich), the latter instead delivers the former a swift punch to the face. Feldheimer recoils in confusion and pain, bewildered as to why he deserved a blow.
Burn After Reading delivers Brad as a bumbling idiot who loves berry blast smoothies and sports an iPod strapped to his arm.