Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD

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52 reviews

Format: Color, Special Edition, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.5

MPN: 883929031566
UPC: 883929031566
EAN: 0883929031566

Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 2008
Release Date: February 17, 2009
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The CIAs hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agencys 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 CIAs Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he disc

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BODY OF LIES (BR-DVD/DC/2 DISC)

Set it next to the similar Middle-East intrigue of Syriana, and Body of Lies is easy to follow--in fact, this movie's plot is amazingly straightforward for an espionage picture. Leonardo DiCaprio is the CIA agent on the ground, an Arabic-speaking chameleon who believes in forging personal relationships based on trust and professionalism. Russell Crowe is his supervisor, a meddler who makes up the rules as he goes along and is more than willing to trade long-term benefits for a short-term "win." (One of these characters is surely intended to represent the foreign policy style of the Bush administration in the first decade of the 21st century; take a guess which one.) While working on a case in Jordan, DiCaprio gets a modest flirtation going with a nurse (Golshifteh Farahani), although his most intense relationship is with a Jordanian intelligence chief (great role for Mark Strong) who takes a wary view of the CIA's activities. Ridley Scott directs as though weary of all the fuss, and his merriment in Crowe's breezy sociopath gives the movie a rather strange aftertaste. It gets the job done, although after it's over you might find yourself craving the head-scratching complications of Syriana. --Robert Horton

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Unfocused and weak for Ridley Scott March 3, 2010
Bryan Creel
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I had high hopes for this film. Any movie directed by Ridley Scott gets my attention. Unfortunately it didn't really leave me feeling satisfied. The plot just seemed ... incomplete. It's as if not enough happened.

I think my problem is that the plot didn't give me a sense of importance and the characters didn't develop either. It failed to pull me in and give me some investment in what happens. Ultimately I just didn't care all that much. I give it 2 stars - it's worth a watch if you are bored.

5 out of 5 stars

"Body of Lies" Is The Truth! January 5, 2010
Gurman Singh Bal (San Ramon, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

"Body of Lies", adapted from the same titled book by David Ignatius, is a superbly plotted, well acted, well filmed "intelligent" thriller. The film presents numerous examples of covert "tradecraft" and techniques but avoids becoming a Geekfest.

The moral complexities and paradoxes of the "War On Terror" are fully explored here. Russell Crowe's cynical CIA bureaucrat "remotely controls" Leonardo DiCaprio's field agent. The tension between the clinical Crowe, who pushes buttons, and the in the flesh DeCaprio, who pulls triggers, captures the dichotomy of the foot-soldier in the field and his office bureaucrat commander.

Refreshingly, the "natives" are depicted sympathetically. Jordanian Intelligence Chief Hani is a suave, sophisticated operator. Even some of the terrorist suspects are shown as full human beings rather than Dick Cheney-George W. Bush "evildoers".

The film offers tremendous plot twists. Its one weakness is the relationship that develops between DeCaprio's character and a Jordanian medical doctor. Certainly, inter-religious relationships happen everywhere. Many U.S. service people in Iraq have married Iraqi women, but DeCaprio's CIA character would be detested by all, even pro-U.S. Jordanians.

Still, this film is the Truth! Can you handle it?

3 out of 5 stars

How Much Punishment Can Leonardo Di Caprio Take? December 26, 2009
F. S. L'hoir (Irvine, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

To reveal the answer to this question would spoil the film which probes the topic in digit-crunching detail! As a CIA agent in the field, the talented Di Caprio, plus the crystal-clear transfer of Blu-Ray, brings the pain a bit too close for comfort, as far as I am concerned. And Russell Crowe, as Di Caprio's boss, does nothing to relieve his agent's ongoing agony.

If Ridley Scott's intention was to have Crowe portray the CIA chief of ops as both nerdy and callous, permanently attached to his cell-phone earpiece, issuing death-dealing orders from thousands of miles away without regard for the consequences, he has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams--precisely because of Crowe's own considerable talent. There is nothing to love about Crowe's character.

As for Di Caprio, I spent far too much time feeling for him--in the worst possible way; and I didn't think that the story was suspenseful enough to make it worth the vicarious pain.

Huge "ouch factor"!

5 out of 5 stars

Good action film December 17, 2009
TT (CA., USA)
The story and action looks so realistic in this Blue-ray movie, its a great buy for my collection.

2 out of 5 stars

Confusing and rather boring and disappointing December 14, 2009
Sir Oinks A Lot (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is "cool" movie, good acting and everything, nice to see Leo Decaprio in this role, but overall the plot is rather dry and I was expecting a lot more. Really wanted to like the movie, but plot does not keep you interested for long.
Visually nice looking film, but at the end, I wonder what the point of it all is.

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