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Body of Lies
CROWE, DICAPRIO, SCOTT TEAM FOR UNAPPEALING 'BODY'
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Neither the location-based verisimilitude of Ridley Scott's shooting style nor the estimable Middle East expertise of source-material author David Ignatius can disguise "Body of Lies" as anything other than the contrived phony-baloney it is. Coming on like an inside account of CIA operations against jihad-minded terrorists, the pic shows its true colors by featuring a shootout, chase or big explosion every 10 minutes or so ... Full Review
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