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There is plenty of realistic action and suspense in the film and there isn't much of either the annoying "quick edit" or "camera shake" technique that is so popular in films lately. He gives a powerful and convincing performance. Besides DiCaprio, a big hero and focal point in the film is Mark Strong (who reminded me a hell of a lot of Andy Garcia) as the Jordanian Chief of Intelligence. Russel Crowe put on a bunch of weight for his performance and is excellent as usual. Ridley Scott gives us an excellent sense of what a close up view of the war on terrorism is like - not only from the point of view of government officials but more intimately, from the "men on the ground." Between his performance in Blood Diamond and this film, Leo DiCaprio has actually made the transition from bright-faced young man in Titanic to what I would call a "real man." Sure, they still seem to feel the need to put a beard on him to make him look older, but he surprises me with a screen presence that harkens back to old-school leading men. Unfortunately Ferris not only doesn't know how far he can trust Salaam, but cannot trust Hoffman either - both of which could put his life in danger. Ferris takes over the local CIA office and engages the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam (Mark Strong) on the operation. Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his boss back in Washington D.C., Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). In Jordan he uncovers information about Islamist radical leader Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul). He works in the Middle East and ends up in Jordan searching for terrorists who have been bombing European civilian targets. In Body of Lies, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Roger Ferris, a CIA covert operative whose background is never divulged. Some of it was based on my personal views, but some of it was not.
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In that regard I was not disappointed, but while it was quite riveting - some aspects of the story did bug me.
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My impression of Body of Lies based on the commercials and trailers was that it was going to be a taught, intense thriller - much more grounded in reality than your typical spy movie.
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