Pyroninja42
02-05-2010, 09:57 PM
I love this movie. The events/plots, as accurately described by a high ranking CIA official within the movie, are essentially one big clusterfuck.
Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) is a CIA analyst who quits his job at the agency after being demoted, ostensibly because of a drinking problem. He then decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, pediatrician Katie Cox (Tilda Swinton), wants to divorce Osborne and, at the counsel of her divorce lawyer, she copies many of his personal and financial files off his computer and onto a compact disc. The lawyer's receptionist accidentally leaves the disc at Hardbodies, a health club. After her husband is served with divorce papers, Katie puts all of his belongings out in the street and changes the locks to keep him out of their house.
Two employees of the gym, Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) and Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) obtain the disc from the gym's custodian. Seeing the content of the memoir, they assume that it is highly classified information. Initially Chad and Linda plan to give the disk back to Osborne hoping for a reward, intending to use the money to pay for Linda's cosmetic surgery. However, after a confusing phone conversation and fury on Osborne's part, their original plan descends into a blackmail attempt.
Honestly, the high ranking CIA official is my favorite character in the movie. He's kind of the "Only Sane Man". I just love how whenever someone doesn't die he gets all disappointed.
Anybody else like this movie? I loved how this movie was actually really plausible. Not to mention hysterical. And the last 20 minutes were awesome.
Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) is a CIA analyst who quits his job at the agency after being demoted, ostensibly because of a drinking problem. He then decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, pediatrician Katie Cox (Tilda Swinton), wants to divorce Osborne and, at the counsel of her divorce lawyer, she copies many of his personal and financial files off his computer and onto a compact disc. The lawyer's receptionist accidentally leaves the disc at Hardbodies, a health club. After her husband is served with divorce papers, Katie puts all of his belongings out in the street and changes the locks to keep him out of their house.
Two employees of the gym, Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) and Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) obtain the disc from the gym's custodian. Seeing the content of the memoir, they assume that it is highly classified information. Initially Chad and Linda plan to give the disk back to Osborne hoping for a reward, intending to use the money to pay for Linda's cosmetic surgery. However, after a confusing phone conversation and fury on Osborne's part, their original plan descends into a blackmail attempt.
Honestly, the high ranking CIA official is my favorite character in the movie. He's kind of the "Only Sane Man". I just love how whenever someone doesn't die he gets all disappointed.
Anybody else like this movie? I loved how this movie was actually really plausible. Not to mention hysterical. And the last 20 minutes were awesome.