The Devil's Own

Amazing movie with wonderful performances from Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford and also a great look into the amazing Irish Republican Army.

I would want to begin by saying I like Alan J. Pakula, the director very much. He made great movies like <Clute><All the President's men><Presumed Innocent><The Pellicant Brief><Sophie's Choice> and so on. The good thing is he is both good at romantic movies and thrillers. This one is both thriller and a human drama with human relationship between Brad Pit and Harrison Ford. They both are amazing in this movie. Honestly I didn't liked Brad's acting that much before since he always acted like a little bit idiot in some way. But in this movie he was totally different. He was a gentle, handsome, suffering, innocent guy who sometimes is brutal as well. Kind of complex figure. He is an IRA and there's something going on between him and them so he came to the US. Harrsion on the other hand is a cop who is nothing but a streight one. He just can't do anything that is against the law. They become friends and really close. The relationship between two are really interesting and that make us to watch this movie with delight through out. when the IRA comes to the Harrison's house to kill Brad, the trouble begins. The relationship between Harrion and Brad become shattered. There are fare amount of action as well that make you satisfy as well. Alan, the director is good at that. The location in the Ireland and the US is well compared and good to watch. This movie can be compared to Tony Scott's Spygame since both actors are in both movies. Tonny's movie is a failure since it's boring and there's no human's heart but this movie has a lot of love in it. I was made with the director's soul. You will truely enjoy this movie if you want to see human friendship story in it.

The Devil's Own is the kind of taut, well-paced action thriller that a viewer can sit back and enjoy-until it moves you to the edge of your seat. For some reason, Brad Pitt does his best work wirh older alpha males like Harrison Ford added to the mix. No movie can ever explain the historical complexities of an epoch like The Troubles. This movie does, however, do what the movies do at their best-show that there are no simple answers to complex problems. Harrison Ford as New York Irish cop, Tom O' Meara, welcomes Frankie McGuire (Brad Pitt) into his family as a boarder from the old country, not knowing that he is an IRA operative and assassin. Frankie has seen things that children should not see in the struggle between Irish Catholics and Protestants in Belfast. This is vividly displayed in the movie's opening scene. Frankie is emotionally scarred for life when his father meets a violent end in a place that is normally every child's final refuge. His cold, handsome eyes reflect the trauma throughout the remainder of the movie. Bringing danger into an innocent happy home is an effective dramatic device that will engage the viewer without fail. And the gradual revelation, and its realization by a credulous Harrison Ford, is developed well. Treat Williams is excellent as an amoral arms dealer. He generates the kind of dislike that any audience member can feel, even if they find the plot confusing. Williams gives the kind of performance here that shows the unfulfilled potential he appeared to have when he first appeared in the movies. Pitt's death scene is one of the best in quite a while. It's done with a poignant machismo which returns the audience to the movie's beginning. There are things that are not fit for a child's eyes. Exposing him to them creates the product of the devil's work as reflected in a dying, grown man's, eyes.

It's a surprisingly watchable film and not as eye-rollingly dated as it should be given this film is pre September 11. It moves forward in it's pacing in an admirable way, but there are many unbelievable aspects to the film. Probably the biggest silly aspects are that a city cop would try to sort out a Federal matter without so much as a phone call. Then there's a boat that's supposedly going to sail in rough seas, manned by 2 men. The plausibility meter starts to drop rapidly in the 3rd Act. Still, an admirable film in the way it is made. The cinematography is no joke with all of the night scenes. Costuming gives the film a look that's still contemporary looking 30-plus years later.

NICE

This movie is one few talk about but its one of my favorite Brad Pitt movies that dosn t get the publicity of Seven but far more entertaining that I HAD to have in a Blu Ray after DVD. Harrison Ford is great as is Treat Williams and Ruben Blades. Don t pass it up laddy.

Compelling and interesting at the beginning, I later felt that this movie fell apart. The blood and violence may be a bit much for sensitive viewers. This film reminded me of a book written by George Norris called "Exceptional Merit". The end of the movie is different than the book but I still wonder how how much of the movie influenced the author.

Do know i purchased this. Don't know if it's a DVD, rental, or streamed. Didn't watch it here. But saw this many times in the past elsewhere. Great movie, in my top 5

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Great film

Definitely a good crime drama with Harrison Ford AND Brad Pitt ( before Jolie)..You will know the plot right away and you will be heartbroken ladies at the end of of the movie. It's worth buying for a rainy day or cold winter evening. M.Marr

Excellent

loved the movie,good acting and a good story