Body of Lies

This is a good story well told. It is also very interesting from a variety of perspectives. If you are not aware of why the war on terrorism is going so slowly, this movie will give you two very good reasons. If you wonder how the CIA operates in a variety of places this movie will give you a bit of an insight into their methods. If you have not kept current on whats going on in the Middle East, this story might help you catch up a little bit.

Leonardo DiCaprio demonstrates once again how capable he is in every film genre he takes on. Teaming him with Russell Crowe as an American CIA desk operative was an interesting choice. Crowe character provides the perfect contrast of the stereotypical DC desk jockey to DiCaprio's character as the also classic perception of a field spook.

Mark Strong does another great job as the cool, smart, winner in this story. If you liked him as Archie in RocknRolla, you will love him as Hani in this movie.

Unless you have read the book you will probably have trouble guessing how this story is going to end, if you can call it an ending.

Watch this one with someone who likes trying to guess what's going to happen next.