Body of Lies Release Date: October 10, 2008 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Ridley Scott Screenwriter: William Monahan Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh
Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Simon McBurney Genre: Drama, Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence including some torture, and for
language throughout) Official Website:
Body-of-Lies.com
Plot Summary: Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S.
Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than
the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe,
Ferris' next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure
phone line--CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Strategizing from a laptop
in the suburbs, Hoffman is on the trail of an emerging terrorist leader who has
orchestrated a campaign of bombings while eluding the most sophisticated
intelligence network in the world. To lure the terrorist out into the open,
Ferris will have to penetrate his murky world, but the closer Ferris gets to the
target, the more he discovers that trust is both a dangerous commodity and the
only one that will get him out alive.
EN 5 Second Review:
An enjoyable modern day spy thriller. But it does have a
certain been there seen that quality.
A
new kind of war movie for a new kind of war Scott Foundas: L.A. Weekly
Its generic attributes (and title) notwithstanding,Scott’s
film may be the sharpest and most perceptive of all the post-9/11
thrillers -- and also the most purely entertaining...more
They're
capable of better work than this Jeff Vice: Deseret News
Body of Lies nearly goes too far. As it is, this heavily
political thriller becomes too serious and much too dark at
times, and it doesn't seem to be serious enough when it
really counts...more
EN 5 Second Review:
An enjoyable modern day spy thriller. But it does have a
certain been there seen that quality.
They're
capable of better work than this