| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...about the evil that men do - often when they think they're doing good..." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...contains enough you can believe, or almost believe, that you wish so much of it weren't sensationally implausible." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"Less sexy than it sounds, but still the right kind of war story." more... |
B |
E! Online
Dezhda Gaubert |
"...the flabby plot will leave moviegoers feeling a little worse for wear..." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...not just far-fetched but monotonous." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...William Monahan's Body of Lies screenplay is broken beyond the point of repair." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Scott pushes the film at breakneck speed." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"We're shocked - shocked! - to learn that the CIA is not to be trusted..." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"It both demands and rewards thought. It engages the mind instead of punishing those who use it for reasoning. " more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...the part that counts is the hard kick in the teeth the movie delivers to American duplicity." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Has everything, except a story that makes it feel personal." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...pulsing with suspense, shootouts, explosions, flashy movie-star performances..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences. Still, it ends up leaving the viewer rather cold." more... |
B- |
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