Body of Lies / Une vie de mensonges (Full Screen)

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Author: Leonardo DiCaprio

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 17-02-2009

Details: Product descriptiondvd movieAmazon.caSet it next to the similar Middle-East intrigue ofSyriana, andBody 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 ofSyriana.–Robert Horton

UPC: 883929064281

EAN: 0883929064281

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood