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2006
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Oct 8, 2008 · If you take a step back from the realistic locations and terse dialogue, Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" is a James Bond plot inserted into today's headlines. The film wants to be persuasive in its expertise about modern spycraft, terrorism, the CIA and Middle East politics.
Oct 10, 2008 · 56% Tomatometer 216 Reviews 62% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) hatches a bold but dangerous plan to capture terrorist Al-Saleem. With the help of Ed ...
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Oct 10, 2008 · Body of Lies: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani. A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Body of Lies received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 55%, based on 216 reviews, with an average rating of 5.90/10. The critical consensus reads, " Body of Lies relies too heavily on the performances of DiCaprio and Crowe to lift it above a conventional espionage thriller."
Body of Lies Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Asking bold questions about the consequences of retaliation and its...
Oct 1, 2008 · By Kirk Honeycutt. October 1, 2008 9:00pm. 'Body of Lies' Everett. If Ridley Scott gave us a new kind of war movie with “Black Hawk Down,” where an army unit functioning in total chaos in a...
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert. Body of Lies is a James Bond plot inserted into today's headlines. The film wants to be persuasive in its expertise about modern spycraft, terrorism, the CIA and Middle East politics. But its hero is a lone ranger who operates in three countries, single-handedly creates a fictitious terrorist organization, and ...
Oct 10, 2008 · Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 37 Critic Reviews. 57. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 142 User Ratings. 6.8. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Amazon ($2.49) All Watch Options. View All. Leonardo DiCaprio. Roger Ferris. Russell Crowe. Ed Hoffman. Mark Strong. Hani. Golshifteh Farahani. Aisha.
Oct 11, 2008 · By Vic Holtreman. Published Oct 11, 2008. Body of Lies delivers excellent performances along with realistic action, suspense and drama. My impression of Body of Lies based on the commercials and trailers was that it was going to be a taught, intense thriller - much more grounded in reality than your typical spy movie.
Reviewed by: Angus Wolfe Murray. "This is an extremely well made movie, with exacting performances of the highest quality." Tweet. As thrillers become more complex in their execution, political thrillers, especially those involving MI6, or the CIA, are virtually opaque now.
