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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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Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Ruben Blades, Treat WilliamsDirector: Alan J. Pakula
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
Format: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.
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.
Format:Blu-ray
I LIKED THE MOVIE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW FLAWS, BUT AN ENJOYABLE MOVIE NEVER THE LESS, PITT'S IRISH ACCENT, WELL IN COMPARISON TO MEL GIBSON'S SCOTTISH ACCENT FOR "BRAVEHEART" ABOUT EVEN!!! THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK BY JAMES HORNER IS REALLY GOOD, A GOOD "ALL ROUNDER" OF A MOVIE!!!
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Utter garbage, not the accent though!
Despite what some critics might say it's not Brad Pitts accent that is the worst thing about this film; as a native of the Emerald Isle I when I see a local MP on TV I can't help... Read more
Published 5 months ago by ekb
Glamourous Provo
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. Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. Davidson
No subtitles in french
I am amazed to see that there can be blue-rays with subtitles in dozens of languages, but not in french.
So, I haven't be able to watch thie movie. Read more
So, I haven't be able to watch thie movie. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by Pascale M
The Devils Owm
this film is great because harrison ford has got better with age he right on the button with his timeing and mr pitt had a good top notch story line verry good film i have watched... Read more
Published on 18 April 2009 by Mr. Desmond Rodrigues
decent movie, crap accent
Like most Hollywood pictures that dare to cover such a raw topic as the N.I troubles it fails to illustrate the labyrinthine texture of the province's fraught political entanglings... Read more
Published on 31 July 2007 by M. Collins
Brad Pitt disowned this film
Listen to Brad Pitt's awful accent for a few moments and you'll get a clear idea that this film is going nowhere. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2007 by Jay
Devil's Own
Whenever Hollywood attempts to cover such a tenuous subject, like in this example the Northern Ireland troubles, they nearly always come in for fierce criticism for... Read more
Published on 12 April 2005 by Rich Milligan
GOOD FILM
I THINK THIS ONE WAS GREAT IT SHOWN YOU TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AN IRA TERRORIST FRANKIE McGUIRE (PITT) AND AN AMERICAN COP WHO JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE AN IRISH NAME TOM O'MEARA (FORD)... Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2001 by www.seanmcleary@yahoo.com
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