I was disappointed in this movie from one of my favorite genres. The story was there, the performances were good (with one exception) and the dialog sharp. But there was just too much fast-paced action, too many clipped cell-phone calls, too many cars skidding to a stop with tires squealing. It seemed like the director was double parked. It's hard to tell a coherent story with short action-filled scenes, quick cuts to truncated cell-phone calls and surveillance views, especially when the plot is so convoluted with twists, lies, double-crosses and surprises every few minutes..and I knew the basic story from having read the book. I felt that the nurse character was played too lightly, almost an airhead. A good movie if you are the kind of person who is always in a hurry, if you like martial arts and Lethal Weapon movies. Not so good if you liked Breach, Ken Follett or Tom Clancy movies.
Review of Body of Lies
