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Body of Lies

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CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) hatches a bold but dangerous plan to capture terrorist Al-Saleem. With the help of Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) who is a master of subterfuge, Ferris creates a fake terrorist organization to prompt Al-Saleem out of hiding. At the same time, Ferris must keep his plan secret from Hani (Mark Strong), the head of Jordanian intelligence, because Ferris will lose his own life if Hani finds out.
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Body of Lies relies on the performances of Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio to elevate it beyond the conventional espionage thriller.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator It's James Bond via today's headlines, which should, I suppose, at least make it feel very now, but it doesn't. There is nothing in this you haven't seen before, and oodles that you have. Jan 30, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Quite frankly, it was a waste of two talented actors. Rated: C Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B- Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Asking bold questions about the consequences of retaliation and its slippery slope, the film neither preaches about nor ignores the current geopolitical nightmare yet manages to be incredibly entertaining. Rated: 3/4 Apr 4, 2024 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Avoids making moral judgments or taking sides, preferring to allow the audience to come to their own conclusions. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 31, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nail-biting suspense at every turn. Rated: 7/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é bacaninha, mas ninguém ajudou a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e mais relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e mesmo com o Leonardo dicaprio e o Russell crowe o filme não alavancou em nada. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/17/25 Full Review Blu B Bery much a product of it's time. It's alright enough I guess. DiCaprio isn't bad and going full tryhard but the character he's given just isn't that interesting either but he does a admirable job given what he's given. Everyone else though man is just forgettable. Not really their fault it's more to do with how jumpy this is. Farahani is good and arugably the best of the support. The editing isn't that good here. The biggest problem is besides DiCaprio everyone feels like they are forgotten about for long stretches. Farahani, Strong, Crowe, and the othersnever really share scenes together and because of that it just gets very hard to follow in the middle. It feels like the plot of setting up a fake terrorist organization and the actual plot of hunting down the real terrorist feel like two completely seperate sotries despite for the most part always being focused on DiCaprio. Everything else is just alright. The direction is hit or miss. Some scenes are great and well shot. While others look boring or hard to follow. This also assumes you know about the Middle East and the politics and America's involvment in 2006. It doesn't explain it at all and there are things I just don't know what there referencing. The music also starts out good but just gets overused a bit and generic as it goes on. This is very much a political thriller than a Bourne style movie. Judging by the poster I expected a movie like Ronin or Heat but it's nothing like that at all. Nothing really like Scott or DiCaprio have ever done. But it just isn't that focused, doesn't set things up well, and the characters just aren't that interesting. Skip This. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/03/25 Full Review Everardo C La actuación de DiCaprio y Crowe además de la trama estilo James bond, hace que olvides que está película es un artefacto propagandista, el cual no termina de definir si quiere ser neutral o poner en la balanza de bueno o malo a los Estado Unidos. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review KB B It was a little convoluted and confusing but it was pretty good. Watch if there's nothing else on. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review John H In my top ten comedies of all time. I thought Up in Smoke wouldn't be equalled but it has. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Douglas P I didn't fall asleep as there was plenty of action but my Wife and I had trouble following it. Probably best to pass on this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) hatches a bold but dangerous plan to capture terrorist Al-Saleem. With the help of Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) who is a master of subterfuge, Ferris creates a fake terrorist organization to prompt Al-Saleem out of hiding. At the same time, Ferris must keep his plan secret from Hani (Mark Strong), the head of Jordanian intelligence, because Ferris will lose his own life if Hani finds out.
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Ridley Scott, Donald De Line
Screenwriter
William Monahan
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Scott Free Productions, De Line Pictures
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout|Torture)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.4M
Runtime
2h 8m
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