Reticent Man

Sunday/Monday.  Watching a lot of TV, hockey, baseball.  By the end of Monday I finally at least got somewhat caught up on chores to where I feel I'm back in the swing of things after a long slump.  Hopefully I'll be able to work out and then make it to work tomorrow.  Heard from Arnold about SESI, seems it's still a ways away if it happens at all.  Still feeling good about my body but now I'd like muscle definition. 

Body of Lies  I'm just copying this other guy's review because I agree with it completely, and it's the fairly unanimous viewpoint on this movie. Ridley Scott infuses his movie with his slick, professional touch, and the proceedings are never quite boring, but certain things begin to grate, even if you largely agree with the film's politics -- the juxtaposition of Russel Crowe's boorish CIA official against Mark Strong's smart Jordanian counterpart is loud and obvious, the love story feels like the device that it becomes, and the third act comes off as more implausible the closer it hews to its spy thriller genre conventions. A certain rawness and despairing urgency is never quite achieved for the message the film wants to deliver, and so it remains a well-intentioned, well-produced, yet generally unmemorable entertainment.  Acting 7, Story 3, Style 9.


Body of Lies 6.5/10.