Body of Lies (2008)
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Reviews Counted:189
Fresh:96
Rotten:93
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Body of Lies relies on the performances of Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio to elevate it beyond the conventional espionage thriller.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Oct 9, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $39,380,442
Synopsis: Leonardo DiCaprio fights terrorists for the CIA in this rapid-fire thriller from director Ridley Scott (GLADIATOR, BLACK HAWK DOWN). While Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) gets his hands dirty on the... [More]
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Director: Ridley Scott
Reviews for Body of Lies
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Exciting enough while it's unfolding, but it lacks an original element and there aren't enough scenes where Crowe and DiCaprio are playing off each other. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A respectable second-rank thriller -- intelligent but muddled, action-packed but thoughtful. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Body of Lies may not tell us anything we didn't already know about the way the US does business in the Middle East, but it's compelling nonetheless. Full Review |
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Despite the dog-eared set-ups and situations, Body of Lies also has a lot going for it. Full Review |
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3/5 |
By the end, Body Of Lies is revealed as just another big-budget movie designed to cash in on the real-enough Middle East conflicts. It's a gangster movie without cops and criminals. Full Review |
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 2.5/5 |
Some show is made of plunging the viewer into a dense cloud of moral ambiguity, but this is mostly smoke and mirrors: while the American heroes may employ some dubious tactics, the justice of their cause is never in doubt. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The complex plot is rendered with clarity and precision, the action scenes are very well staged, the suspense is palpable, and the performances are first-rate. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe fire up Ridley Scott's terrific political thriller, which might finally drag audiences to a flick about the War On Terror. Full Review |
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Convincing and gripping, Body of Lies is at the epicentre of Ridley Scott's comfort zone as an action adventure with political overtones as well as some intimate human insights Full Review |
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Lies and consequences form the heart of this bold, hard-hitting drama in which people are used as commodities, while Big Brother keeps a watchful eye -- both DiCaprio and Crowe inhabit their characters totally Full Review |
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2/4 |
It doesn't help that those action scenes all blend together, relying overmuch on speeding convoys of big black SUVs and surveillance planes that can see you picking your nose from miles up. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Visually, the film is quite striking. Few modern filmmakers handle desert landscapes as well as Mr. Scott. Full Review |
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Short on thrills and shorter on political insights Full Review |
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5/10 |
A certain rawness and despairing urgency is never quite achieved for the message the film wants to deliver, and so it remains a well-intentioned, well-produced, yet generally unmemorable entertainment. Full Review |
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68/100 |
For those of us who want movies to be about something and not just empty action with minimal shallow 'moral of the story' tacked on, Body of Lies is a disappointment. Full Review |
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6/10 |
...better than a lot of the post 9/11 espionage films that Hollywood has made. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
If you're going to have a mall-ready entertainment about the war on terror, you might as well have this one. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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2.0/5 |
When Russell Crowe gives a lackluster performance, you know how meager a year it's been at the movies. In Body of Lies, Crowe is bogged down in a thankless role in a thankless movie. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Básicamente un buen film de entretenimiento sobre un tema "serio" como el combate al terrorismo, armado de manera eficaz aunque superficial. Full Review |
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