Better Late Then Never

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

This plot has enough twists and turns to throw a Formula 1 racing champion off course. And the acting, indescribably great.

Unmemorable because difficult to follow, and I've watched it three and a half times; one of them with the director and others commentating. It gets clearer the more you watch it, like other of Ridley's films. Great attention to detail, which works a lot of the time, but not always. Visually effective. However, it's not an uplifting story, or rewarding to watch, in spite of Golshifteh, as attractive here as she was in Paterson. Another reviewer has pointed out that there was nobody else pleasant or decent enough to root for; they were all nasty in varying ways, with DiCaprio slightly more appealing than Crowe, which isn't saying much. What's the message ? That war, especially Middle East war, is brutal, cynically treacherous and indifferent to suffering; kill or be killed ? Suicidal, sacrificial, martyr-minded ? Not very entertaining or enlightening. I don't need to know that. I'm sufficiently aware of it already, in any case.

Body of lies the title itself tells you the movie is more about lies and it will be dealing around with the lies. How the lies will affect the person and his surrounding. The people in the higher position should tell lots of lies to convince everyone. This movie has remarkable performances from the lead actors. Leonarda as usual he has delivered a great performance. The movie has a lot of facts and they have researched more about the terrorist groups and fabricated properly. Ridley Scott has done a great job in coming with this script and delivering. The screenplay is a bit slow and in the end you will forget about the negatives. If you like dark genre or terrorist related movies this is a must watch movie for those audiences.

Body of Lies (2008): Dir: Ridley Scott / Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac: Excellent spy action thriller about deceit. Leonardo DiCaprio plays an undercover CIA agent who feels torn in two directions as instructions from his boss, played by Russell Crowe nearly result in his death. It is a hunt for terrorist activity in Iraq and director Ridley Scott supplies the difference between an agent on the field and an agent observing. Scott is a skilled filmmaker who has made such classic fare as Blade Runner and Alien. Like American Gangster the previous year he proves that he is just as effective in action as he is in science fiction. Strong performances from DiCaprio as a frustrated agent who feels surrounded by deceit and unable to gain a handle on his circumstance. Crowe is great in this role because he believes that he is doing the right thing but he is in constant debate with DiCaprio who is on the field. Crowe is also an agent who is oblivious balancing family time with work. Fine supporting work by Mark Strong who steals every scene he is in as another agent. Golshifteh Farahani plays a nurse whom DiCaprio has relations with but she may become a bargaining chip. Oscar Isaac plays DiCaprio's CIA associate on the field in search of a safe house. Action filled demonstration of the duties on and off site for the CIA. Score: 10 / 10