
Roger Ferris is a CIA operative in the Middle East; Ed Hoffman is his control at Langley. Cynicism is everywhere. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam, Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is "Don't lie to me." The Americans are in pursuit of a cleric who leads a group placing bombs all over Europe. When Hani rebukes Ed's demand that Jordan allow the Americans to use one of Jordan's double agents, Roger and Ed hatch a plan to bring the cleric to them. The plan is co... (Full plot summary below)
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Roger Ferris is a CIA operative in the Middle East; Ed Hoffman is his control at Langley. Cynicism is everywhere. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam, Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is "Don't lie to me." The Americans are in pursuit of a cleric who leads a group placing bombs all over Europe. When Hani rebukes Ed's demand that Jordan allow the Americans to use one of Jordan's double agents, Roger and Ed hatch a plan to bring the cleric to them. The plan is complicated by its being a secret from Hani and by Roger's attraction to a local nurse. Satellites and cell phones, bodies and lies: modern warfare.
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| The AustralianDavid StrattonBody of Lies may not tell us anything we didn't already know about the way the US does business in the Middle East, but it's compelling nonetheless. |
| Sacramento BeeCarla MeyerThough Body of Lies hews a bit too closely to convention, it still engages throughout thanks to DiCaprio and director Scott. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasAs disturbing as it is compelling, Ridley Scott has outdone himself with his first modern-day political thriller, delivering his strongest movie since Black Hawk Down. |
| Big Picture Big SoundJoe LozitoA tight, first-rate espionage thriller that casts a bleak light on American involvement in the Middle East. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowThe movie has the fungible quality of the kind of book you buy for an airplane trip and toss as soon as you arrive. |
| Movie RetrieverBrian TallericoBody of Lies is an expertly made, well-acted movie, and that makes it worth seeing, but it's not what it could have been. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderAn unfocused, almost pointless spy thriller. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliBody of Lies neither panders nor condescends. It involves current events and has a political viewpoint, but it overplays neither. |
| WJFK-FM (CBS Radio)Kevin McCarthyIt's a film directed by one of the best directors in Hollywood, written by one of the best writers and has two of the best actors around. How could you go wrong? |
| TV Guide MagazinePerry SeibertThe crisply photographed and edited Body of Lies reveals some ambition, for while it certainly works as pure entertainment, this tale of a good man trying to extract himself from an impossible situation offers some commentary on America's feelings about being in Iraq. |