Since the movie is titled “Body of Lies,” we all know how that’s going to turn out. “I have one rule if we are to cooperate,” Salaam coolly tells Ferris. intelligence operations in Jordan and allies himself with the urbane, ruthless Jordanian intelligence chief, Hani Salaam (Mark Strong, who steals the film from his famous counterparts).

Their conflict in approach comes to a head when Ferris takes over U.S. security interests trump anything else, though the film offers little comment on the merit of that approach.

It’s down to methodology: Ferris isn’t afraid to dish it out, but he has an underlying respect for the region and its people. The two men are ostensibly on the same team, but their connection alternates between support and open hostility. Hoffman observes his charge via surveillance drones and on-ground spies of his own. Ferris is on the ground in the Middle East, bouncing among Iraq, Jordan and Syria, trying to keep the peace and corral terrorists. The movie starts off well-enough, establishing a relationship between down-and-dirty CIA operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) and his win-at-any-Ĭosts boss, Ed Hoffman (Crowe).

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