If only the producers of the latest James Bond movie had seen Body of Lies before they started. Maybe they ought to pay it's director, Ridley Scott, whatever it takes. This is what James Bond would be doing today, fighting terrorism in the Middle East with high tech skulduggery and dirty tricks. Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe are passable as the CIA field operative and his home based boss, but the one actor who dominates is Mark Strong as the Jordanian intelligence chief. I loved the film, unlike most of the critics.
An even better movie is Changeling, brilliantly directed by the veteran Clint Eastwood (my mother loved him in Rawhide, he was seven years younger than she was back in 1959). The disturbing story unfolds slowly and deliberately, but never boring. The screenplay is excellent and the acting is very good, just not sure that Angelina Jolie was right for the main role. But what made the film for me were the sets and locations of America in 1928. The costumes, the cars, the lighting, everything was perfect.
I had no great expectations of The Day the Earth Stood Still after the poor reviews. However, I was pleasantly surprised. There was a solid underlying threat that sci fi movies need, and a reasonable pace to the action. It was probably helped that I chose the best seat with the biggest screen.
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