http://www.a1moviereviews.com/body/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.a1moviereviews.com/body/comment-page-1/#comment-6350 Ridley Scott Movies - Films by Ridley Scott Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:18:36 +0000 http://www.a1moviereviews.com/?p=634#comment-6350 [...] Body of Lies (2008) – Based on the novel by David Ignatius, Body of Lies examines tensions between the Western and Arab worlds, as well as the modern-day technological advances in the war against terrorism. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Roger Ferris, a CIA operative in pursuit of a terrorist leader. While falling for a Jordanian nurse (Golshifteh Farahani) and constantly butting heads with his calculating superior (Russell Crowe), Ferris must also attempt to cultivate a friendship with Hani Salaam (Mark Strong), the urbane and no-nonsense head of Jordanian intelligence. While it sticks to familiar spy movie territory a little too often, Scott’s technical proficiency and the fine performances from DiCaprio, Crowe, and Strong make this a film worth recommending. [...] [...] Body of Lies (2008) – Based on the novel by David Ignatius, Body of Lies examines tensions between the Western and Arab worlds, as well as the modern-day technological advances in the war against terrorism. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Roger Ferris, a CIA operative in pursuit of a terrorist leader. While falling for a Jordanian nurse (Golshifteh Farahani) and constantly butting heads with his calculating superior (Russell Crowe), Ferris must also attempt to cultivate a friendship with Hani Salaam (Mark Strong), the urbane and no-nonsense head of Jordanian intelligence. While it sticks to familiar spy movie territory a little too often, Scott’s technical proficiency and the fine performances from DiCaprio, Crowe, and Strong make this a film worth recommending. [...]

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