Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong
Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius’ 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009
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Stats: 6,660 reviews
Flixster Reviews (6,660)
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November 5, 2009C.I.A. operative Leonardo DiCaprio enlists the help of the Jordanian secret service to locate the leader of a terrorist cell responsible for bombings in Europe. Being a massive fan of Ridley Scott, I always have very high expectations for his films and this was no different. Unfo...( read more)
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September 14, 2009Could of been so much better, especially when people are being sold on a action movi, except we get the Syriana of Spy Game. Dicaprio is good but not great and Crowe is least effective as his overweight hanler. The performance worth noticing is Mark Strong's, he gives a strong an...( read more)
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July 30, 2009A very good film with solid performances from the lead actors. There have been a few films that deal with the issue of terrorists in the middle east recently. Along with The Kingdom this is the one of the best. It has a good balance of action and drama, without any long drawn out...( read more)
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July 8, 2009An Excellent spy thriller with some intense scenes and a thoughtful script.
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June 9, 2009well. that was the plan, my dear. nothing really new here; more bond than le carré but ridley still knows how to frame a shot and leonardo once again almost convinces me to take him seriously. crowe always fun to watch and i must say his accent is spot on. jeers to the obliga...( read more)
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November 18, 2009The dynamics of the Middle East are so fascinating and relevant, and (granted, I haven't been there...) I feel like Hollywood just makes things more confusing. As a movie, I felt some of the story threads could have been woven a little better.
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November 13, 2009This movie is okay.The acting is solid.Leonardo DiCaprio does a good job.
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November 11, 2009It just didn't captivate me. I expected so much more considering it's great cast and director. The actings okay but you never really form a connection with the main characters. It's not awful, just very disapointing.
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November 7, 2009I liked it! Some lines were mediocre especially lines from Hoffman (Russel Crowe) but the action creates anxiousness and thrilling visuals in your head.
Critic Reviews
November 21, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
October 10, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The plot occasionally becomes convoluted and murky, but when it trains its focus on matters of treachery and intrigue, Body of Lies is exciting and compelling. full review
October 10, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Body of Lies is excessively intricate and extremely dull, the latest example of a filmmaker giving us a disjointed, overlong movie that's unnecessarily confusing to follow. full review
October 10, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The movie isn't witty or memorable, but it keeps you on edge, and it's the first war-on-terror film to weave its anti-U.S. politics so deeply into the narrative that the characters don't need to speec... full review
October 10, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
On this basic premise builds a complicated story plied with onion layers of perspective and cunning. full review
October 10, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
A cut above some of the other recent spate of Middle East-set thrillers. full review
October 10, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Mr. Scott's professionalism is, as ever, present in every frame and scene, but this time it seems singularly untethered from anything like zeal, conviction or even curiosity.
October 10, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
What begins as a movie suggesting the moral complexity of counterterrorism ends up feeling very much like a thriller as generic as its title. full review
October 9, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Body of Lies contains enough you can believe, or almost believe, that you wish so much of it weren't sensationally implausible. full review
October 8, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
Collaborating with a director who doesn't give a damn, DiCaprio and Crowe have made a political action flick totally without emotional impact. full review
Comments
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April 29, 2009"Urgency does not call for changing methods that work, for methods that do not work" Hani Salaam :)
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January 7, 2009movie is good and has good effect but actors ssially leonardo decaprio wasnt macht to his role i like this movie only for golshfite i proud to her
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October 12, 2008Well I have to agree with the critics below, this movie seems so realistic and the actors portraying this movie was just the right actors needed to pull this movie off and ofcourse director Ridley Scott just did another blockbuster. Will this movie be the next stone to throw Leonardo Di Carpio to his another another nomination to Academy...well lets see...
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October 10, 2008A totally unoriginal plot,but that is to be expected from Ridley Scott these days...skip this and watch Syriana instead.
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