Barely more than 15 minutes long, three featurettes describe Burn After Reading in general terms. “Finding the Burn” quickly summarizes the movies themes by interviewing the directors and stars. The explanations are obvious if you watched the film. Both Coens give pretty vague answers.
In “DC Insiders Run Amuck,” the actors describe their characters. Again we don’t learn anything in depth. They play dumb, angry people. Geez, wow man! We do learn how designers matched the costumes and hairstyles to the characters. Finding locations around New York City to pass for Washington D.C. is a bit interesting. You’ll be disappointed, though, if you want to know why Clooney’s character is addicted to jogging and sex. Lastly, “Welcome Back George” is a bit of shameless sucking up to George Clooney.
I know not every movie can have tons of material to look at. But even the Coens’ best movies lack a commentary track. I don’t want to shame the talented duo, but Matthew McConaughey recorded a commentary for his newest direct-to-video, Surfer, Dude.
Grade: B-
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