We've seen it before. The typical political war thriller. It seems at least one is cranked out of Hollywood every day. However, give the right cast and crew and the film can still remain entertaining, which is exactly what Body of Lies manages to do.
The story is about Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), a CIA operative that's hunting down a possible Al Quaeda leader in Jordan. Keeping in contact with his boss in Langley, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, which includes enlisting the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence (Mark Strong).
That right there is pretty much it as far as the plot goes. Based off of Washington Post columnist David Ignatius' novel, there are plenty of twists and turns, each one making us suspicious of the other, not believing who's an enemy and who's an ally. The cast delivers strongly, with Crowe and DiCaprio only having three scenes together, despite the constant communication their characters have. There's also a sub-plot involving a nurse that Ferris falls for, which seems to be a typical thing in DiCaprio film. Here, it's a bit unnecessary for what this story was trying to achieve. The set pieces are nice and director Ridley Scott's usual visual flair is present. It's entertaining and has plenty of action, but it's not as riveting or as poignant as it could've been.
3 stars
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