Body of Lies - a good read.

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  • Body of Lies - a good read.

    I don't know which draft I read but it wasn't locked down.

    I enjoyed reading the script for a number of reasons:

    Structure with its theme/thesis is solidly profound. It all makes sense by the end of the third act. I was actually caught out by the ending, I admit, they got me good and proper. Not as predictable as I thought it was going to be.

    The love story was heading for the typical Red Cross worker falls in love with CIA man, but I like the fact that it headed in a different direction -- it left me with my jaw on the floor by the end. I didn't see it coming. Thinking about it now, I really liked this aspect of the picture.

    I think they've nailed the casting of Hoffman; Russell Crowe is perfect for this role.

    The indictment of America's involvement on terror and its questionable tactics is the one of the more potent aspects of the film. I think it delivers the hyprocrisy of it all; it has balls.

    Overall, I think the script lived up to its title.

    I wonder what the novel is like?
    "What's worse than being talked about? Not being talked about."

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    Re: Body of Lies - a good read.

    I liked a lot of it. Monahan is, obviously, a good writer. The one thing I really didn't like was how the script treated Ferris' wife. That creeped me out. But that may have been in the original material, so.

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      Re: Body of Lies - a good read.

      for those unfamiliar:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_Lies_(film))

      did you read a PDF?

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        Re: Body of Lies - a good read.

        Originally posted by beejay View Post
        for those unfamiliar:

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_Lies_(film))

        did you read a PDF?
        Yep. PM if you want to read the script.
        "What's worse than being talked about? Not being talked about."

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