Body of Lies is the movie Syriana and The Kingdom wanted to be.
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10/16/08
Body of Lies (2008)
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Reviews Counted:188
Fresh:96
Rotten:92
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
61 - 80 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Obnoxiously typical, and only its pointlessly convoluted series of double crosses in the middle even gives it the semblance of drama.
10/15/08
Just because Leonardo DiCaprio gets worked like a speed bag doesn't mean Ridley Scott isn't pulling the punches he usually packs. It's emotionless chaos that's more like "Collateral Damage," less a film weighing what collateral damage really means.
10/15/08
Tarred with the brush of the war movie curse
10/14/08
It looks really good and has really great acting in it, [but it] doesn't amount to much in the end, emotionally.
10/14/08
The fact that Roger could have turned to Ed and said, 'I got to go see about a girl,' comes close to negating the impact this film should have.
10/14/08
I lost interest in this movie somewhere between the donkey crossing the road in Jordan and the donkey crossing the road in Syria.
10/14/08
Hugely disappointing film, even moreso when considering the talent involved.
10/13/08
A high-priced potboiler that never comes to a boil.
10/13/08
No amount of good-hype PR from Tinsel Town is going to change the emotions this film presents.
10/13/08
It's official: the Ridley Scott who created such signature visions as Blade Runner and Alien is dead and has been replaced by a pod person that churns out slick-looking, but wholly generic big-budget time-wasters.
10/12/08
Despite a too-long running time, a silly Hollywood ending, and an unconvincing love interest, this is a well-made, high energy, fast-paced film loaded with tension.
10/12/08
DiCaprio plays a hero with terrible judgment, while Crowe hams up a pointless part to the detriment of the movie.
10/12/08
Gets across a palpable sense of Iraq fatigue. Which is another way of saying it invites the audience to see the talking-Chihuahua picture instead.
10/12/08
Body of Lies could've been one of those gag trailers at the beginning of Tropic Thunder.
10/12/08
I'm usually not crazy about thrillers, but this one had me engaged from start to finish.
10/11/08
'Body of Lies' ends up being a mostly chaotic movie featuring lead characters it's hard to care about.
10/11/08
Bloated and far-fetched, it's filled with two-and-half-hours of meandering meaninglessness.
10/11/08
Bloated and far-fetched, it's filled with two-and-half-hours of meandering meaninglessness.
10/11/08
There's just not much being said in 'Body of Lies.' When it comes to novel ideas, everyone gets left out in the cold.
10/11/08
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