Being generous, one could say that The Body tries to stick a limb in each genre and simply falls to pieces. It wants religious and philosophical weight. It wants topical political intrigue in an exotic location. It wants a hunky lead and a sensitive priest. It wants a love story, an action adventure, and an epistemological crisis.
Preliminary excavations reveal an ancient tomb with a crucified skeleton.
He's a Catholic priest who was once a soldier and has the scars to prove it. Between his chastity vows and her atheism, romantic sparks fly. Suddenly there are bombs and helicopters, priests suiciding themselves, watery action, and uninspired acting around a listless script.