At the age of 70 Ridley Scott is still making Greats.

 

Author: memento_man from New Zealand

9 October 2008

One of the Greatest Directors of All time has picked a touchy subject for his newest film. Did Rid pull it off?Body of Lies is a smart political thriller on the state of some of the world's debacles 

 

Some of the high points of the film were the action sequences which were very similar to the style of action sequences of "Black Hawk Down". The acting was also great. Personally i liked Crowe's performance more as a CIA head he was very dedicated to the role and put on 66pounds for it, he also had the Virginian accent down. But I thought that Leonardo DiCaprio was very similar to his role in The Departed. (Watch when he is talking on the phone you will see what I mean) The cinematography was Grade A also.

 

But the thing that impressed me most was the way Ridley Built up the story and tension not knowing who to trust, (obviously one of the themes of the movie) this brought me back to the days of "Alien" with the slow building atlosphere which made "Alien" one of the most respected films of all time. It was also a balanced look at the Iraq situation as it wasn't following the Anti-America trend but it also wasn't trying to justify the war. It also will leave you thinking about the current events long after the credits have ended.All in All through great shots, Acting and Direction make "Body Of Lies" a hit and can be put on Ridley Scotts list of Greats on his CV.