Body of Lies proves as generic as its title.
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11/12/08
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Body of Lies (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 160
Fresh: 80
Rotten:80
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Consensus: Body of Lies relies on the performances of Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio to elevate it beyond the conventional espionage thriller.
Theatrical Release: Oct 10, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $38,246,741
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 teeming Arab streets, his handler Ed Hoffman... [More]
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Director: Ridley Scott
Reviews for Body of Lies
Good solid far-fetched multiplex action-adventure fare in the Bondian mode, with awe-inspiring technology and just enough moral philosophizing laced through it to give the mind a little something to chew on.
11/10/08
Top Critic A complicated movie about the war on terror with two terrific performances and a terrific director.
11/10/08
Perfectly workmanlike, unimpeachably prestige-y, achingly contemporary, and a near-complete failure as revelation
11/09/08
Characters act and react with inexplicable intents and the story evolves in a manner that defies linear or random templates and certainly anything that might keep us engaged emotionally or psychologically.
10/29/08
Thanks to its high-talent pro lineup, Body of Lies passes the time well, even if it doesn't necessarily enrich it.
10/29/08
Like Alec Baldwin, Russell Crowe is way more fun to watch when he's fat.
10/29/08
A timely game of cat and mouse that benefits from the performances by its two leads.
10/28/08
Body of Lies grants Ferris the usual moral rightness -- even as he's committing questionable acts, he means well.
10/27/08
The macho swagger of these US espionage interlopers around the planet has all the finesse of a wrestling ring, while imperialism is made to come off as really sexy. Body Of Lies: An Amman Gangster.
10/25/08
Ridley Scott delivers an involving if sometimes meandering spy thriller and gets in some choice digs about the paralyzed state of American intelligence in the post-9/11 age.
10/24/08
'Body of Lies' is an adults-only story about espionage and the politics of war.
10/23/08
So much of Body of Lies lumbers along in a lazily predictable manner.
10/21/08
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
Top Critic More gripping to watch in the moment than enjoyable to recall at its end.
10/18/08
Yes, there are a couple of chase scenes, but Scott rarely shifts into high gear.
10/18/08
Top Critic
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
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October 31, 2008:
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