Leo and Crowe in the New 'Body of Lies' Trailer
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If the teaser for Ridley Scott's Body of Lies left you feeling a little cold or perplexed, perhaps this will change your mind. The full theatrical trailer is out over on Yahoo! Movies. Though it packs plenty of explosions and silent screams, the trailer still leaves a plot a bit iffy, so here's the official rundown. Based on David Ignatius' novel, Lies follows one Roger Ferris, a CIA operative (Leonardo DiCaprio) who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist ringleader operating out of Jordan. He devises a plan to infiltrate the network, but he needs the backing of his superior, CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), who's the head of Jordanian intelligence. Naturally, it gets all twisty and suspicious, and Ferris finds himself wondering who he can trust, and whether he will escape with his life.
Despite that the plot doesn't come through very well, I went from feeling a bit "meh" to thinking it looks like a smart political thriller that will probably leave me ranting about American foreign policy. Plus, I would watch Crowe read out of a phone book, especially if directed by Scott. (Yeah, I've even seen A Good Year -- and you know what? I didn't hate it. Am I alone in that? Probably.) Sound off on what you think of the trailer below.
Body of Lies opens October 10th.
Despite that the plot doesn't come through very well, I went from feeling a bit "meh" to thinking it looks like a smart political thriller that will probably leave me ranting about American foreign policy. Plus, I would watch Crowe read out of a phone book, especially if directed by Scott. (Yeah, I've even seen A Good Year -- and you know what? I didn't hate it. Am I alone in that? Probably.) Sound off on what you think of the trailer below.
Body of Lies opens October 10th.
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8-14-2008 @ 12:16PM
Julian W said...
yeah, I saw this trailer last night before Tropic Thunder.
Are you sure this isnt a joke? It looks god-awful. Hyper-stylized,messy and the kind of movie that beats the audeince over the head with it's self indulgent and convoluted plot.
I wish ridley scott would go back to making science fiction movies.
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8-14-2008 @ 1:45PM
susan said...
It looks like The Departed meets Safiana. Just what we need, another Iraq war movie. Hasn't any one told Ridley that Americans are tired of being beaten over the head with these kind of movies and won't go see them. I predict a box office flop.
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10-06-2008 @ 12:43PM
nick said...
What?you're judging a film director and a movie beacause it has to do with all those men that die every day in real life for you to be safe in your home?And of course you need another iraqi movie until all americans understand how wrong this war is!Even though it's not an iraqi movie but an antiterrorist movie.You should recosinder your thoughts pal because if you judge a movie by your political views maybe you missed sth there.