Body of Lies (Review)

What I knew Going In:
Russel Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in a middle eastern modern spy movie.

Hype Level:
Meh. But hey I like spy films so why not.

Opening Thoughts:
Which of the two pretty-boys is going to out-smarm the other? I've seen them both act well, but these two both have egos the size of GORT's cloud. I'm not expecting much out of this...but then again Ridley Scott is directing, and while Black hawk Down was solid, Kingdom of Heaven was a wormy apple of high handed religion shoved down my throat like a two bit porn queen taking on a throatbang.

Bottom Line:
While there's nothing earth-shattering about this movie it is extremely competent. Scott got his actors to tone down their egos and the result is a satisfying romp through some semi-realism of what it would actually take to win the war on terror. The characters and plot are highly believable and well thought out. This is deinfately worth your time if you like a decent intrigue/suspense film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758774/