Body of Lies( 2008)

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Trust no one. Deceive everyone.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Roger Ferris
Russell Crowe
Ed Hoffman
Mark Strong
Hani
Ali Suliman
Omar Sadiki
Simon McBurney
Garland
Michael Gaston
Holiday
Mehdi Nebbou
Nizar
Golshifteh Farahani
Aisha
Oscar Isaac
Bassam
Alon Aboutboul
Al-Saleem
Vince Colosimo
Skip
Qais Nashif
Mustafa Karami
Lubna Azabal
Aisha's Sister Cala
Ghali Benlafkih
Aisha's Nephew Rowley
Clara Khoury
Bessam's wife
Giannina Facio
Hoffman's Wife
Annabelle Wallis
Hani's Girlfriend in Bar
Xanthe Elbrick
Manchester News Reporter
Michael Stuhlbarg
Ferris' Attorney
Jameel Khoury
Marwan
Aaron Lee Wright
Firefighter

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A review by GenerationofSwine

Written by GenerationofSwine on Sat Jan 14 2023

Crowe got second billing and they gave the limelight to DiCaprio instead...that's a great idea. that means that, as usual, DiCaprio is going to shine doing his "this is how you become a different person" thing and Crowe is going to actually act and not just try to hog the limelight. The result is a tense and very well acted film. It should have been a Masterpiece but...it was released in 2008 and America wanted pure escapism then, not tense spy thrillers that reflect the reality of two long endless wars...and it was released a little too close to The Good Shepard. In fact, it felt a lo...