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Any movie starring Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford has got to be worth seeing, right? That's as close to a guarantee as this well-meaning thriller ever gets, however, and the talents of Pitt and Ford are absolutely vital in making any sense out of this dramatically muddled scenario. Ostensibly the movie's about an IRA terrorist (Pitt) who escapes from British troops in Belfast and travels to New York City, where he stays in the home of a seasoned cop (Ford) who has no idea of the terrorist's true identity. (Why a veteran cop would host a complete stranger in his home is one of those shaky details you're better off not thinking about.) But while Pitt's passionate character waits to make an arms deal for his IRA compatriots back in Ireland, The Devil's Own conveniently avoids any detailed understanding of the Northern Ireland conflict, focusing instead on the cop's moral dilemma when he discovers that his young guest is a terrorist. The film is superbly acted, and overall it's quite worthwhile, but don't look to it for an abundance of plot logic or an in-depth understanding of Protestant-Catholic tensions in Northern Ireland. (For that, take a look at In the Name of the Father or the underrated historical biopic Michael Collins.) --Jeff Shannon.
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Columbia, TriStar, Region 2 PAL 1997 107 mins
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Devil's Own [1997] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
THE DEVIL'S OWN, Alan J. Pakula's last film, is a character-driven thriller that confronts suspense and gritty realism head-on. Harrison Ford plays Tom O'Meara, an Irish-American cop in New York who opens his home and family to Francis "Frankie" McGuire (Brad Pitt), whom they believe is a refuge-seeking immigrant from Belfast. They later discover that their visitor is an IRA rebel on a terrorist mission. Buoyed by tense, strong performances from both stars, the film is ultimately a tragedy that explores the unexpected friendship of two men of similar ethnic roots, yet of different places, times, and values, and the cruel and senseless cycle of violence they face.
2.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Devil's Own [DVD] (DVD)
I must admit that I bought this film thinking that it was "Patriot Games" , the much superior film based around the Northern Irish "Troubles" involving Harrison Ford. "The Devil's Own" tells the story of a Belfast IRA man played by Brad Pitt, who travels to New York hoping to buy Stinger missiles for the IRA.He stays with an NYPD cop (Harrison Ford) who puts him up for a while , presumably as a favour for an Irish American judge. Ford gradually gets suspicious about Pitt's behaviour and he has to decide what to do about it as the film draws to an exciting climax. The acting in "The Devil's Own" is pretty average (it's not Brad Pitt's finest hour and a half) and I thought that the film was too sympathetic to his character and by inference to the IRA.It seemed to say that their cause was a good one , but their methods unacceptable. Watching it now , it's storyline seems to be of historical interest only now , with the terrorist campaigns and British Army presence on the streets of Northern Ireland now ended. A slow but inexorable movement to a united Ireland has been set in place, although this is unlikely to be fulfilled until there is a united Northern Ireland first of all.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Bad,
By Venus - the book lover (Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil's Own [DVD] (DVD)
This is an ok film
Brad Pitt is gorgeous however his Irish accent is atrotious and I'm left thinking that maybe Colin Farrell would have been better cast purely for the accent. A bit too "Hollywood" and not enough grit to it and substance. watchable though.
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