Way better than "Body of Evidence"

I was standing in the cinema foyer last night, waiting for my friend to arrive, when I realised I wasn't sure why I was there seeing "Body of Lies".

I hadn't seen a trailer, or even really heard what it was about. The only thing I'd seen was this poster, with Leo DiCaprio running somewhere, holding a gun. And I was sold.


The movie was pretty good, a lot better than "Burn After Reading", that's for damn sure.

Leo plays a CIA operative in the Middle East, fighting against the terrorists. Then he comes up with a plan to infiltrate their world by creating a fake terrorist operation, that the real terrorists will be impressed by, and possibly jealous of.

Russell Crowe plays a management type person back in Washington. Like most Australians I don't really care much for Russ, and he didn't do anything to change my mind in this. Vince Collossimo is also in it, as Leo's assistant.

There's a few fantastic scenes, including a great chase through the desert, with bad guys in 4WDs chasing Leo and his partner, and helicopters picking off the bad guys with rockets at the same time. It is a bit long, kind of like American Gangster, so does slow up a bit a few times. Still for what it is it's pretty good, and I don't think too many people would regret going to see it.