Sunday, December 14, 2008

Movie Reviews: Body of Lies


Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a covert CIA operative working in Jordan searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets. Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul). He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his boss back in Langley, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Ferris enlists the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam (Mark Strong) on this operation, but he doesn't know how far he can trust him without putting his life in danger. The uneasy alliance leads to a cultural and moral clash between the men.

Butter's Review:

Visually stunning and captivating plot, DiCaprio and Crowe fully covers the characters' feel. Special note to Mark Strong for his role as Hani. Aboslutely worth a watch and have a DVD kept at home.

I give it a full rating.

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