Previews for Ridley Scott's “Body of Lies” live up to the title. The preview makes it appear as though the movie is a deathly battle between Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, with the former working as a cell-phone-toting CIA agent in the Middle East and the latter lording over him menacingly from a satellite-view control center. Leonardo Decaprio (right) is a CIA operative in the Mideast, and Mark Strong the head of Jordanian intelligence in "Bodies of Lies." That's the bodacious lie the producers use to get you into the theater: Who wouldn't want to see DiCaprio vs. Crowe in a battle of wits? The truth is, “Body of Lies” only has incidental use for good guys and bad guys. Sure, it's an espionage thriller with its share of chases, gunfights, bombings and RPG attacks, not to mention a finger-crushing torture scene that...
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