“Lies” doesn’t measure up

If “Get Smart” was a poke in the eye of those running the Global War on Terror, then Ridley Scott’s “Body of Lies” is a sharp hammer blow to the rib cage. Unfortunately, it’s also a paint by the numbers movie involving religion, politics and plenty of violence. There is little that is new in this movie. The movie does play up a disconnect between the situation on the ground and those viewing the ground by satellite from Langley. And they are both literally and figuratively worlds apart. In this movie the cavalry does arrive at the last minute, but not before Leonardo DiCaprio once again has vital appendages smashed by a hammer. While the film is visually stunning, the story is not equal to cinematography. Golshifteh Farahani is a wonderful find as Aisha and hopefully we’ll see more of her. Unfortunately “Body of Lies” does not measure up to the level of “Black Hawk Down.”