Its short, its simple, its hilarious. The Coen brothers have pulled off an absolute gem (another one) after scaling cinematic heights with the oscar winning "No Country For Old Men". This time, they indulge in the funnies.
Its a marvellous satire, the kind you'd want to watch on a nice holiday afternoon, or even evening after a good meal. The Coen brothers take a dig at the CIA and how they are beleagured by a case they can not get their heads around. Its just about a cuckoo ex-CIA agent, given life by an unforgettable performance by John Malkovich, who has a short fuse. Then there is the philadering treasurer of state, essayed by George clooney. A daft gym instructor, Brad Pitt and his colleague Linda, played by Frances McDormand who is suffering from a mid life crisis and wants a plethora of surgeries done on her body.
The plot thickens when John Malcovich's character's rather worthless account of memoirs is found by Brad pitt and Frances and they understand that to be an invaluable piece of material for the Intelligence bureau. They plan to blackmail John Malcovich's character and extort money for Frances's character's surgeries. Madness ensues as the CIA tries to track the characters trying to figure out what exactly is going on. The film ends with the CIA closing the case without knowing what the hell was the material involved and why everyone did what they did.
Some good performances, along with good pace of the narrative makes the film extremely likable. But one can see why the film wasn't taken seriously. It seems too short to be a film. At a running time of just a little over ninety minutes, it breezes past you. But then there in lies the charm. It was nominated for two gloden globes and hopefully should get some nominations at the Oscars as well.
I would highly recommended it. Catch it if it's still running in theatres around you.
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