Dopo
Le Crociate, l'infatuazione di
Ridley Scott per il vicino oriente prosegue con questo
Nessuna Verità, stavolta ambientato ai giorni nostri.
Il regista ritorna anche - purtroppo - a confezionare un prodotto che ad essere buoni può essere definito al più mediocre.
Agente sul campo della CIA passa dall'
Iraq (dove parteciperà a torture ed omicidi assortiti) alla più ordinata ma non meno spietata
Giordania, dove si intrallazzerà con i locali servizi segreti nella speranza di mettere le mani su un potente leader terroristico.
Si scontrerà con il suo cinico capo che, da Langley, più di una volta gli metterà i bastoni tra le ruote.
Tutti complottano e tutti tradiscono.
Piuttosto esplicito nel criticare la gestione della guerra al terrorismo, il problema principale è che - pur non essendoci esattamente carenza di materiale - lo fa limitandosi ad imbastire una trama ridicola, aggiugendoci dialoghi che sfiorano il patetico.
La conversazione a pranzo dalla sua pseudo-innamorata giordana è imbarazzante, ed anche alcuni dialoghi con il capo-sezione scavano il fondo del barile della retorica.
Come detto, anche la trama si presenta troppo contorta (e troppe cose accadono per pura magia) e molte situazioni vanno ben oltre la soglia del credibile, anche per un film di Hollywood (ciò che fa il capo dei servizi sergreti giordani è a tratti comico).
Delude anche la regia, con un ricorso ossessivo a riprese da droni di sorveglianza a dir poco fastidioso.
Con il materiale che si ritrovano, fanno quel che possono
DiCaprio e
Crowe (pur non amandoli io alla follia).
Sui titoli di coda, una canzone tratta da
Chinese Domocracy dimostra che il nuovo album dei
Guns - che esce domani - è meno vaporware di
Duke Nukem Forever (che peraltro dovrebbe uscire a breve - ohmiodioilmondostaperfinire!)
Voto: 4. Deludente a dir poco.
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Crowe, Russell
Nome di battesimo: Crowe, Russell Ira
Data di nascita: 7 April 1964
Altezza: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Coniuge: Danielle Spencer::(7 April 2003 - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child. The son of movie set caterers, Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show, Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, Romper Stomper (1992), gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us (1994), helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper (1992) and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead (1995). But filming on The Sum of Us (1994) had already begun. Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead (1995) under his belt as his first American film, the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity (1995), starring Denzel Washington, put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity (1995), a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A. Confidential (1997), Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around, he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). He has recently achieved even more success and awards for his performances in Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Trivia random: His earnings in 2001 were estimated at $15.4 million by "Business Review Weekly".
Citazione random: If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.
Salario massimo: $20,000,000, per Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Scott, Ridley
Data di nascita: 30 November 1937
Altezza: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Coniuge: Sandy Watson::(24 May 1979 - 12 January 1989) (divorced) 1 child, Felicity Heywood::(March 1964 - 15 December 1975) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Black Hawk Down (2001) is dedicated to his mother, who died in 2001.
Citazione random: Balian [Orlando Bloom's character in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)] is an agnostic, just like me. I am not fighting another holy war here, I am trying to get across the fact that not everyone in the West is a good guy, and not all Muslims are bad. The tragedy is that we still have a lack of understanding between us, and it is 900 years since the Crusades. We have never truly resolved our differences.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Body of Lies (2008)
Nessuna verità
Regista: Ridley Scott Scrittore: William Monahan,
David Ignatius Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 7.6/10 (7535 voti)
Durata: 128 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, Arabic
Cast:Trama:Roger Ferris uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan.
Trivia random: Costume standards were such that performers portraying British police wore full regalia including a tie, utility belt, regimental insignia, and a bulletproof jacket even though none of these were visible under their blaze yellow police emergency-response raincoats. Also, these same police were usually positioned with their backs to the camera --which was often a quarter-mile away.
Citazione random: Roger Ferris: Fucking cocksucker. How do you expect me to run an operation, when you're running a side operation that fucks up my own.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
DiCaprio, Leonardo
Nome di battesimo: DiCaprio, Leonardo Wilhelm
Data di nascita: 11 November 1974
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:His name allegedly derives from his German mother Irmalin's having experienced a sudden kick from her unborn boy while enjoying a DaVinci painting at the Uffizi. In the year following his birth, she and his Italian father, George, were divorced. He grew up in Echo Park, then a particularly seedy, drug-dominated area of Los Angeles. At five he appeared on his favorite TV show "Romper Room" (1953) and was nearly thrown off for misbehaving. After a string of commercials, educational films ("Mickey's Safety Club"), occasional parts in TV series, a debut film role as Josh in Critters 3 (1991), a continuing role as the homeless boy Luke in the TV series "Growing Pains" (1985), he got his break-through part as Toby in This Boy's Life (1993), co-starring with Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin. The part led the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics to name him runner-up for Best Supporting Actor. His first Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations came for the difficult role of Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). Equally challenging parts were a drug-troubled Jim Carroll in The Basketball Diaries (1995), the tormented homosexual poet Rimbaud in Total Eclipse (1995), and the angry teenage son of a harried mother in Marvin's Room (1996). He made a major impact with his starring role in a very updated Romeo + Juliet (1996). Superstardom came to DiCaprio playing Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997), highest grossing film ever, tied with Ben-Hur (1959) for most Academy Awards, though Leo himself was not nominated. His performance in the remake of The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I) was poorly received, but the film still turned a profit. His next major film, The Beach (2000/I), was not a success, but he made another comeback in Catch Me If You Can (2002) and remains an A-list star.
Trivia random: While filming The Beach (2000/I) off the coast of Thailand, Leonardo and others were swept off a camera boat by strong winds and waves. No one was injured. [16 April 1999]
Citazione random: On whether there are any aspects of fame he dislikes: "You kidding? I feel very fortunate. A lot of people would love to be in my position. There are so many people out there who are suffering trillions of times more than I could ever suffer, and would love to be me. I am a lucky little bastard."
Salario massimo: $20,000,000, per The Departed (2006)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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