![]() The video is no slouch either, although it's not as impressive as the Coen brothers' work with cinematographer Roger Deakins. Best of all, for HT fanatics and audiophiles, the DTS-HD Master Audio track of Burn After Reading features reference-quality content that is demo-worthy in a couple of scenes. It remains to be seen if the film will achieve the recognition or cult following of the duo's most beloved dark comedies like Fargo and The Big Lebowski, but it certainly should. With Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich, Burn After Reading certainly pulls together the heaviest star-studded cast ever assembled by the Coen brothers, who previously tended to work with a troupe of immensely talented lesser knowns, like Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. While the former was the Coens' most serious work to date, the latter harkened back to the offbeat humor and trademark quirkiness of their '90s gems in a way that was fresh and deceptively frivolous. ![]() After that, the quality and quantity of their output dropped off until the critically acclaimed masterpiece, No Country for Old Men, last year, followed by Burn After Reading this year. ![]() Throughout the '90s, Joel and Ethan Coen churned out riveting, unpredictable films that defied categorization, culminating in the musical-comedy-odyssey O Brother, Where Art Thou? in 2000. Reviewed by Greg Maltz, December 13, 2008 Representing a "return to form" for the Coen brothers, their most recent film is more than great entertainment and solid PQ and AQ. ![]()
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