On "Body of Lies"

From The Dispatch:
But overall, the action sequences lack pizzazz and feel decidedly old-hat for Scott. It's almost as if another director is trying to imitate his style instead of the work of Scott himself. What we end up with is a perfectly adequate and perfectly unextraordinary thriller that goes through all the perfunctory motions without so much as bothering to offer either a clear point of view or a complex moral dilemma. Add to that an undercooked romance between DiCaprio and an Iranian nurse, and you have a recipe where all the ingredients are in place, but the final product doesn't quite taste as good as it ought to.
Click here to read my full review.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I was underwhelmed by some aspects of BoL but that Chopper/Car chase in the desert did kick ass.
Anonymous said…
Very fine review there in The Dispatch, Matthew. I am basically on the same page as it wa smildly entertaining in spots, but it's surely one Scott can go past. I wan't the fan you were of HANNIBAL or BLACK HAWK DOWN but I have some friends who are with you there. I'd say BODY OF LIES is strictly formula.

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