Talk:Body of Lies (film)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jezhotwells (talk) 15:28, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.

Disambiguations: One found and fixed.[1] Jezhotwells (talk) 15:30, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Linkrot: Found and fixed one.[2] Jezhotwells (talk) 15:34, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Checking against GA criteria

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   He meets Nizar, a member prepared to offer information in return for asylum in America. "a member" of what?

   Hoffman, his superior in Washington, whom The New Yorker interpreted as "an American consumer of advanced technology and vast amounts of food", detached at home in Washington, D.C., and at the CIA in Virginia, is more machiavellian: he authorizes deceit, double-crossing and violence by telephone and without scruple. This sentence is over-long and convoluted. Break down and simplify.

   ''By contrast, the Americans use sophisticated communication (Hoffman and Ferris speak regularly on the phone) The phone sophisticated?

   I see your point here, but when you think about it one is at home at dawn in America, and the other is in the middle of dusty gun-fights in the middle east, and they can speak clearly to each other instantaneously. In terms of history, this is quite advanced. The point is clearly made in the film and picked up on my reviewers. I'll try and re-word.--Ktlynch (talk) 16:32, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

   Right, I get it. No problem. Jezhotwells (talk) 16:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

   The shoot lasted sixty-five days, from September to December 2007, and was filmed in the United States and Morocco, in which scenes set in ten different countries were filmed. Clumsy, please rephrase.

   I made some minor copy-edits.[3]

   Complies sufficiently with the MoS

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   Well referenced to RS, no OR

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Good coverage without unnecessary minutiae

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Suitable FUR, licensing and captions.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   On Hold for seven days for the issues above to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:54, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

   Thanks for a close reading. I've dealt with those apart from the phone one (explained above). Best, --Ktlynch (talk) 16:32, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

   OK, thanks for the fixes, I am happy to list this as GA. Congratulations! Jezhotwells (talk) 16:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)