As a visual spectacle, Body of Lies often impresses. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance also has its moments in the movie. For other commentators, those factors seem to be sufficient to rate it highly. I, on the other hand, was tempted to rate it lower than 6 as I found it to fall completely flat as entertainment.
The movie is simply too long and too disjointed to be entertaining. It has an impressive buildup that whets your appetite for a great climax that never really comes. Even the torture scene referred to in other reviews was not credible for me.
It takes a long time for this movie to, ultimately, get nowhere. Russell Crowe is largely wasted in an unlikable, one-dimensional role. There are moments of excitement that make for great trailer material in this movie, but the thread that would tie them all together is not sufficiently compelling. My whole family agreed that they wished we'd rented something else.
The movie is simply too long and too disjointed to be entertaining. It has an impressive buildup that whets your appetite for a great climax that never really comes. Even the torture scene referred to in other reviews was not credible for me.
It takes a long time for this movie to, ultimately, get nowhere. Russell Crowe is largely wasted in an unlikable, one-dimensional role. There are moments of excitement that make for great trailer material in this movie, but the thread that would tie them all together is not sufficiently compelling. My whole family agreed that they wished we'd rented something else.