The U.S.-led ‘War On Terror’ is the setting for “Body Of Lies”, a really bland thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio (“Titanic”, “The Aviator”) and Russell Crowe (“L.A. Confidential”, “Virtuosity”). It’s very similar to many other films both before and after it, including “The Kingdom”, “Green Zone” and “The Hurt Locker” so maybe that is why it just failed to get me engaged.

In “Body Of Lies”, Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) is a C.I.A. agent and he is on the ground in the Middle East while his supervisor, Ed Hoffman (Crowe), is conducting things back on American soil. Ferris is assigned to help hunt down a powerful terrorist but finds himself stuck between his American superiors in Langley and the Jordanian intelligence officials.

The performances from both DiCaprio and Crowe are fine but I just did not care about either of them. DiCaprio’s character became a little annoying when he seems to just constantly show off that he can speak Arabic. Mark Strong (“Green Lantern”, “The Imitation Game”) plays Hani, a senior figure in Jordanian intelligence and I did not care about him either. He’s a tough Arab with a real desire for loyalty and that’s about it. The terrorists are pretty bland.

“Body Of Lies” is a disappointing movie from director Ridley Scott (“Black Hawk Down”, “The Martian”) because Scott is a man capable of delivering some real thrills. I was bored watching “Body Of Lies” and that is such a bad sign for a political thriller where I really need to be getting involved. It’s odd because as I have already stated, the performances are fine yet I came away feeling as though I had merely seen a couple of hours of DiCaprio running around the Arab world. Those that desperately need to see another Middle East espionage flick might have some fun with this film but I just found it really underwhelming.