Fresh
Perhaps Scott's ever-restless shooting style doesn't quite differentiate between the peaks and troughs of the narrative, yet it's still an engrossing account of the intersection between process and ethics.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Body of Lies
Trust no one. Deceive everyone.
2008 · 2h 8m · R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ridley Scott
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Body of Lies
Overview
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
Director and cast
- Ridley Scott Director
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger Ferris
- Russell Crowe as Ed Hoffman
- Golshifteh Farahani as Aisha
- Mark Strong as Hani
- Ali Suliman as Omar Sadiki
- Oscar Isaac as Bassam
- Simon McBurney as Garland
- Lubna Azabal as Aisha's Sister Cala
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Ferris' Attorney
- Mehdi Nebbou as Nizar
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Good solid far-fetched multiplex action-adventure fare in the Bondian mode, with awe-inspiring technology and just enough moral philosophizing laced through it to give the mind a little something to chew on.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Rotten
Just because it's really dense and layered doesn't mean it's good.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Fresh
A complicated movie about the war on terror with two terrific performances and a terrific director.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Rotten
Body of Lies has nothing to say about geopolitics, the action scenes are formulaic, and DiCaprio is rarely on the screen with Crowe, who coasts through the most puzzling performance of his career.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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