by: Body of Lies Sunday 12th June Go | Oz TV Reviews

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:05:58 +0000

[…] Download Body of Lies Body of Lies aired on Go Channel in Australia on Sunday 12th June. I must have missed the promotion for this film when it was released and it must have been released here, as two of Australia’s favourite sons in the acting game were featured, Russell Crowe and red on Go Channel in Australia on Sunday 12th June. I must have missed the promotion for this film when it was released and it must have been released here, as two of Australia’s favourite sons in the acting game were featured, Russell Crowe and Vince Colisomo. But I must admit that I had not heard of it before. [caption id=”attachment_1183″ align=”aligncenter” width=”480″ caption=”Russell Crowe as Ed Hoffman and Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger ferris in Body of Lies”][/caption] It was an excellent film with good performances from Russell Crowe as a hard headed CIA boss and Leornardo DiCaprio as the CIA man on the ground in the Middle East, who has almost gone native. But the man who really made the film for me was Mark Strong. He’s an Englishman of Italian descent, but played a very convincing Jordanian. I found myself smiling every time he came on camera, you just knew he was the man with all the answers. [caption id=”attachment_1184″ align=”aligncenter” width=”468″ caption=”Mark Strong as Hani and Leonardo DiCaprio “][/caption] I’ve seen Mark Strong in caper films before and this seemed to be one too, as well as a spy film, a thriller, action movie and romance too. The rough story line is that CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader, suspected to be operating out of Jordan. He teams up with Hani (Mark Strong) the head of Jordanian intelligence, whose only rule is “Do not lie to me”. But of course they all lie, because they are spies. To make matters worse Ferris’s boss Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) is watching all that happens via satellite, back in the States and is pulling his own strings behind both their backs. Hani sets up his own double agent in the terrorist’s camp and Hoffman wants access to him. Hani denies this and Hoffman tries anyway, which upsets both Hani and Ferris. Hani then boots Ferris out of Jordan, not believing that he was not involved. Ferris then sets up a sting operation to draw out the terrorist, but this backfires on him. I don’t want to give the whole plot away, as this is a movie well worth seeing if you have not caught it. It gives some insight into how war goes on in the modern era and in the Middle East. Vince Colisimo appears in several scenes as a CIA henchman, ironically named Skip, who is torn between Ferris and Hoffman. It makes you wonder what all the American actors are doing in Hollywood. Iranian actress, Golshifteh Farahani also puts in a good performance as a local nurse and DiCaprio’s love interest. I must admit that I was not keen on Leonardo DiCaprio at the beginning of his career. I was probably prejudiced by his youthful looks and teenybopper fans, but he really can act and chooses good films. I have now got the point that I will check out anything that he is in. Ridley Scott directed Body of Lies, so there was no lack of action scenes and explosions. The scenes from the Middle East in this film, coupled with a Louis Theroux documentary from South Africa aired this week, really made me feel lucky for living in a country like Australia. The scenes of lawlessness and squalor in both of them made me realise how much we have to appreciate here and other Western Countries too. […]

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