Russell Crowe is basically a secondary character, eclipsed almost completely by DiCaprio and Mark Strong. Leonardo DiCaprio has really grown up and cast off his annoying persona, which was so prominent in just about all his movies until 'Blood Diamond' came along. Others of a more moderate and even-handed disposition will find much to like and appreciate.All of this, rather profound, stuff is wrapped up in a gritty Ridley Scott production and direction, that keeps your full attention for its full 2+ hours. Both, Islamophobes and Islamophiles-or those on the extremes of any aspect of the political spectrum-will probably find ample elements to dislike about this film. Just like KoH, it's all about even-handedness and realizing that 1 every side in a conflict has a point of view, which, to itself, is perfectly valid and 2 every side has people you'd probably like and some you really wouldn't, 3 the way to peace lies with understanding 1 and 2 and not with having just one point of view, no matter how righteous it may appear. Thing is, you can't leave politics out of a political movie and so what do you do? Well, here's a newsflash for the poli-preachers on all sides: it's possible to have it all, and just watch Ridley Scott do it. Lies' is very much a Ridley Scott movie and this translates into the film's politics as well.
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