Review of Body of Lies (2008) by Bob B — 02 Jan 2010
Am not going to feed you a body of lies in my film review of Director Ridley Scott's terrorist-themed picture "Body of Lies", but I will be totally candid in stating that I was in WTF mode just minutes into the film.
Scott's film is extremely complex on the inner workings of the CIA on countering terrorism in the Middle East. I admire a cerebrally challenging film but this one throws you a body of confusing counterterrorism scenes that terrorize your MAL (movie attention level) from the start; que mal estaba eso.
"Body of Lies" stars Leonardo DiCaprio as in-the-trenches CIA Agent Roger Ferris. Russell Crowe co-stars as Ed Hoffman, Ferris' crafty & cynical CIA Boss Ed Hoffman, who hardly lets Ferris get a day off.
Most of DiCaprio and Crowe's scenes are of them communicating via cell and are just in a couple scenes together. Nevertheless, these two outstanding actors were once again exceptional. Too bad the rest of "Body of Lies" is a body of "states of confusion".
"Ridley's Believe it Or Not" direction was profoundly baffling and heavy-handed. Oscar winning screenwriter William Monahan of "The Departed" sure did depart from providing us a guiding storyline in his script of "Body of Lies".
However, I still do recommend to catch a "Body of Lies" due to the marvel thespian efforts of DiCaprio & Crowe. But then again "I do make stuff up" in most of my film reviews, so it's your call if you want to dive into "Body of Lies" or not.
Kidding! *** Average.
This review of Body of Lies (2008) was written by Bob B on 02 Jan 2010.
Body of Lies has generally received positive reviews.
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