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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 08 Oct 2008

An unfocused, almost pointless spy thriller…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 08 Oct 2008

Anchored by an amazing performance by Leonardo DiCaprio and little else, Body of Lies limps along for over two hours, never amounting to more…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 08 Oct 2008

The film lacks the urgency and, ironically, the intelligence required for something along these lines to succeed…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 08 Oct 2008

As disturbing as it is compelling, Ridley Scott has outdone himself with his first modern-day political thriller, delivering his strongest…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 08 Oct 2008

The movie has the fungible quality of the kind of book you buy for an airplane trip and toss as soon as you arrive…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 08 Oct 2008

Body of Lies is certainly one of most well-crafted and intellectually engaging political thrillers to come along this year…

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By Sean O'connell (919) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 08 Oct 2008

A bewildering mishmash of double-crosses, cover-ups, and cliches, Monahan's treatment unfortunately undermines some terrific performances and…

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By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Gazette (MD) (105) on 08 Oct 2008

Oscar voters leery of voting for (gasp…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 08 Oct 2008

Body of Lies nearly goes too far…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 08 Oct 2008

Lies is a turgid Middle Eastern thriller, firing blanks as an action submission and presenting a wet match to light the fire of political discourse…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 08 Oct 2008

Makes the threats, the obstacles and the explosions seem shatteringly real…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 08 Oct 2008

It's no surprise that Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe are so good in Body of Lies, Ridley Scott's thrilling film about the war on terror,…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 08 Oct 2008

Curiously lightweight...escapes neither the slick histrionics of a typical studio blockbuster nor the clumsiness that afflicts movies with…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 08 Oct 2008

Isn't it time someone did a serious cost-benefit analysis on the filmmaking partnership of Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 08 Oct 2008

A tight, first-rate espionage thriller that casts a bleak light on American involvement in the Middle East…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for Movie Retriever (197) on 08 Oct 2008

Body of Lies is an expertly made, well-acted movie, and that makes it worth seeing, but it's not what it could have been…

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By Katey Rich (412) for CinemaBlend (829) on 07 Oct 2008

Body of Lies isn't half bad, sprinkling in well-shot action and some moments of genuine suspense…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 07 Oct 2008

While action-adventure conventions take precedence over socio-political analysis, visceral kicks are in short supply, a situation that throws…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 07 Oct 2008

The plot devolves into a potboiler, reduced to a series of sequences wherein DiCaprio and Crowe can posture with the requisite machismo…

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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 07 Oct 2008

Collaborating with a director who doesn't give a damn, DiCaprio and Crowe have made a political action flick totally without emotional impact…

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