Sunday, January 11, 2009
SPY STORY
Today's movie was the Coen Brothers'
with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins and J.K. Simmons
I list them all because the acting in this complicated dark comedy is so good. All of them. I bet they had a lot of fun working in this.
I have read many summaries of this film and not one made me want to see it or, now that I have seen it, is able to summarize the plot. I will not try.
Suffice to say that it is, in addition to being a very good story in the Coen mold. A reflection on our national paranoia about secrecy, rights and oversight.
Not to seem to somber about it.
I enjoyed it and will see it again in the Coen film fest whenever it is held in the future.
That makes it a 4 out of Netflix5.
