'Body of Lies' is an adults-only story about espionage and the politics of war.
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10/23/08
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.
Theatrical Release:21-11-2008
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
So much of Body of Lies lumbers along in a lazily predictable manner.
10/21/08
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10/18/08
DiCaprio's solid, though I wonder if a real CIA agent could get away with looking so earnest every second. Crowe has the right idea, in addition to all the fun: Just throw it away, throw it away and pretty soon you build yourself a clever characterization
10/18/08
Yes, there are a couple of chase scenes, but Scott rarely shifts into high gear.
10/18/08
Top CriticIt works better as an action-adventure, thanks to Ridley Scott's knack for tightening the screws on the intensity.
10/18/08
... a forgettable spy non-thriller ...
10/17/08
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.
10/17/08
A respectable second-rank thriller -- intelligent but muddled, action-packed but thoughtful.
10/17/08
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.
10/17/08
The new Ridley Scott thriller, "Body of Lies," is a misfire, but not an embarrassment. So, that's positive, I guess.
10/16/08
The new Ridley Scott thriller, "Body of Lies," is a misfire, but not an embarrassment. So, that's positive, I guess.
10/16/08
There always seems to be a gunfight, torture, or fireball explosion to keep you mindlessly entertained.
10/16/08
Body of Lies is the movie Syriana and The Kingdom wanted to be.
10/16/08
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
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