Features Actors:Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott Running time:128 Min. Rating:R Body of Lies is essentially a more hermetic duet, as Russell Crowe's pudgy CIA honcho Hoffman phones in a series of clandestine execution instructions to Middle Eastern operative Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) between handfuls of junk food at his suburban Virginia digs. This pair of odd couple, government ordained off-the-books murder incorporated thuggish protagonists' alternates between butting heads over covert murder methods, and moments of intended comic relief banter which is just not funny, under the circumstances. After pulling off an incineration of an entire insurgent hideaway in the desert, during which these unbelievably dumb and dumber seasoned fighters have no idea that Leonardo's friendly white infiltrator isn't an Arab; Ferris heads off to Amman, Jordan for further instructions from his eating disorder text messenger mate. This, while engaging on the side in a little Geneva Conventions dodging, free lance maneuvers of his own, shooting suspicious pedestrians in the back of the head in broad daylight. Ferris' new assignment is to lure an apparently shy mystery terrorist out into the cold, with a little help from the local intelligence chief (Mark Strong), a dandy in designer suits who has his nails done between pulling out with pliers those of his disappeared torture victims. When captured for a bit himself, Ferris takes some applied finger crushing in relative stride, while remaining lucid enough to deliver a speech scolding his captors for being sucker dupes as fleeting tools of the oil companies. Hope this helps you decide.Thanks for reading! :)Read full review
United State's Central Intelligence Agency's Middle East Representative, Roger Ferris, is based in Amman, Jordan, and is keeping a watch on a 'safe house' and believes it to be frequented by young Muslim males. He has information that Al Saleem may be behind terrorist attacks, but lacks any evidence to apprehend him or any of his associates. His plan to implicate Dubai-based Architect, Omar Sadiki, not only fails, his Iranian girlfriend, Aisha, gets abducted, and he must decide whether to surrender himself to her abductors to negotiate her release or leave her to their mercy. Leo does it again. Great story line with some unexpected twists. This movie is worth seeing a second time. Russell Crowe is so witty in his supporting role, excellent movie.
I already have it on my dvr.. had to get one for my dvd library! They are on a hunt to find the terrorist plotting bombs all over Europe. To catch him, they devise a diabolical plan only the cia could think of.. a must see spy thriller! CIA agent Roger Ferris uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan, but while he tries to capitalize on the intelligence he has uncovered he must also be wary of the double-dealings of his boss in America.
This movie seems to be a issues after 911 . A spy-thriller Movie based on Middle eastern relationship with Western world . DiCaprio shines as usual . He speak clear and fluent arabic . Powerfull performance by a fine actor the movie is Based on the 2007 spy novel by David Ignatius, Body of Lies tells the story of a CIA operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) who is sent to Jordan to track down an Al-Qaeda mastermind, all the while treading a narrow tightrope of loyalty to his Jordanian hosts and his manipulative American boss Ed Hoffman (Crowe). The movie is not fast paced movie . It is kind of slow and then catches it ... This is another war-on-terror thriller ,same old subject . I have given 3 star , nothing new in the movie except the powerful performace from DiCaprio
David Ignatius is a great writer and he educates you too. It is like going there
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