Body of Lies feels like the kind of movie Ridley Scott can direct with his eyes closed. it's like an old-time espionage film gussied up with hi-tech gizmos and made "relevant" by partially being set during the current Iraq conflict -- even though it could have been re-set just about anywhere or any time.
Leonardo DiCaprio is just kind of there in the movie without really carrying the action and a drinking game can be made out of the film based on the times Russell Crowe peers over the top of his glasses. Mark Strong is good, smarmy fun as the head of the Jordanian secret service.
But the real star here is the goofy, convoluted script for William Monahan, who should be the go-to guy now for over-the-top movies about professional backstabbers.