Review of Body of Lies (2008) by Arthur P — 06 Jan 2011

What is all about this 'romance'??thats crap..

This review of Body of Lies (2008) was written by Arthur P on 06 Jan 2011.

Body of Lies has generally received positive reviews.

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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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