Review of Body of Lies (2008) by Sai D — 14 Jan 2010

Action packed thriller that revolves around terrorist plots and political strife.

This review of Body of Lies (2008) was written by Sai D on 14 Jan 2010.

Body of Lies has generally received positive reviews.

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Je me demande si le filon des films sur le terrorisme va finir par se tarir, car évidemment plus on avance et plus ça tourne au documentaire,…

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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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Director Ridley Scott makes Body of Lies a visually stylish film that also has scenes of incredible carnage and wince-inducing torture…

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