Failry decent, some F words, average for an R-Rated movie... Some torture violence, and alil blood. BEsides the ending it was a great movie... THe ending good have been better, but not complaining ... Good movie.
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Violent spy thriller more about style than story.
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for Ages 16–18
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About Body of Lies
Parents need to know that this gripping-though-inconsistent spy/terrorism thriller is quite violent -- almost tenaciously so. There's torture, gunfights, and explosions, as well as a fair number of close-ups of bloody injuries and corpses. People are sacrificed regardless of their loyalties, or even their actual involvement in terror activities. There's also some smoking and drinking and plenty of swearing (including "f--k"), though no real sexual content of note.
Read our full review by S. Jhoanna Robledo
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the ongoing war on terror. How does this movie confirm or defy your expectations of what secret agents do? How accurate do you think it is? What messages is the movie trying to convey about espionage and terrorism? Do you think it has a particular agenda? What makes this different from other thrillers? Families can also discuss Ferris and Hoffman's relationship. How would you characterize it? Knowing all he's done, does Ferris ever get pangs of guilt? What does that say about his character?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
Very good...
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
good movie but one voilent secene
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
Body of lies, while it has its moments, is mediocre at best.
Body of lies was an average film. It did have it's moments but the project fell flat and boring. The film spends way too much time trying to become psychological when this is just suppose to be an action thriller, not an Alfred Hitchcock film. After the dull sequel Hannibal, I thought I could forgive Ridley Scott for that poor attempt, unfortunately I can't. The only masterpiece Scott made was Alien, in my opinion. Body of lies is highly overrated and so is Ridley Scott. For sexual content, there are a few sexual references. A nude man is wiped in a torturing scene, although we only see his chest. For violence and gore there are several violent acts that occur along with some that involve blood. Mostly shooting and punching. There are two or more scenes of torture involving wiping. For profanity there are about 50 uses of the f word and some with (mother and added with -ing), other profanities such as s***, a**, a**hole, g*ddamn, p****, c*cks*cker, and a few sexual references/innuendoes.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
It's a lot like Blood Diamond, except replace the Africans with Arabs, and the diamonds with bombs.
as a major Leo fan i HAD to see this movie. it says f*ck a lot, so if you have problems with that... theres whipping, he gets bit/attacked by dogs, blood, a lot of inapropriate language, bombs and mad arabian people. its a lot like Blood Diamond except replace the african people with arabs, and the diamonds with bombs. i dont think people gave this movie enough credit. it took me a day to get the ending, the whole lie concept and then another day to relate it to the title. over all i would say that you shouldnt let young kids watch it, but i think people who like action movies in general (or Leonardo DiCaprio) should, because its a really good movie. review from a 14 year old girl.
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