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Body of Lies

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

October 10, 2008

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Ridley Scott

Starring :

Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Carice van Houten, Vince Colosimo, Clara Khoury, Ali Suliman, Oscar Isaac, Alon Abutbul, Michael Gaston

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..tautly paced, well-acted..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3.5 of 4

“..smartly updated old-fashioned espionage thriller..”
by Perry Seibert [TV Guide]
3.5 of 4

“..smart and complex in the same way..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
Review rate : B

“..movie that breaks this box-office losing streak..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
“..more surprising and interesting specimen of its genre..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
5 of 5

“..if you're after an exciting and engaging thriller... there hasn't been a better offering all year..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3 of 4

“..fascinating and flawed..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4

“..bombastic..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Keith Phipps [Onion AV Club]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]

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