Review of Body of Lies (2008) by Sasha K — 04 Jan 2012

Terrorism... I don't know if that's my thing.

This review of Body of Lies (2008) was written by Sasha K on 04 Jan 2012.

Body of Lies has generally received positive reviews.

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By Movie K (430) on 22 Dec 2015

Quite well done thriller about terrorism. Leonardo DiCaprio is a CIA field operative in enemy zone. He can speak Arabic well too…

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By Aw C (416) on 26 Nov 2016

Body of Lies is a gripping and twisting thriller with a gritty edge; which makes this film intriguing almost all the way…

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For all of Ferris's desperate struggles, and for all the director's efforts to emulate the remarkable verisimilitude he achieved in Black Hawk…

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By Filmclub (46) on 27 Mar 2016

Neither the location-based verisimilitude of Ridley Scott’s shooting style nor the estimable Middle East expertise of source-material author…

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By Westleigh Q (269) on 07 Oct 2016

An gritty look into the life of an embedded CIA agent abroad, who puts everything on the line to catch a terrorist, and begins to distrust…

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By Amiel L (14) on 30 Jul 2018

Body of Lies boasts its two big actors with style, offering a gritty and thrilling thriller while maintaining the stellar performances of DiCaprio…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Nov 2017

Like Scott's last picture, American Gangster, this is a little too slick and commanding for its own good; despite Crowe and DiCaprio's best…

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By Cassiusb9910 (1) on 15 Jun 2021

This movie gets so much undeserving hate, the only thing that’s wrong is that the part of Hani was cast extremely wrong…

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By Jay B (1,110) on 24 Feb 2016

The conventional espionage thriller is usually pretty good. With Leo and Russell it should be much better than 54%. I hate jaded critics…

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By Andrew B (2,971) on 04 Dec 2015

I read the book about two weeks prior to seeing the movie. Do not do that…

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