Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Body of Lies

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758774/

You know you can't go wrong with a Leo Dicaprio, Russel Crowe, and Ridley Scott movie. I can't remember the last "bad" Leo movie...maybe "The Beach." I know Russel has done some duds since "Gladiator," but most of his movies are good. Same for Ridley. The movie is about the whole war in Iraq/Middle East situation. I do have some minor gripes about the movie...really minor. Read it after you've seen the movie.

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First off, what was Leo thinking with that girl? He's on a mission, not vacation. She should have never been in the picture. Secondly, I honestly don't see him exchanging his life for hers. Sorry, he's a little too important to be killed. Third, as I was watching the ending, I was dreading the typical "bad American ending".... you know, the one where the hero gets miraculously saved. This one came close to it, but backed down to a more believable ending. Then again, you know that lacky Kiram should NOT have been in that room in the first place. Plus, how did the rescue team get there in time? And was it the Syrian police or Jordan police? Questions that may never be answered...

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