The Devil's Double

R18
2011
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108 mins
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Kiwi director Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors, Die Another Day) helms the true story of the body double to the... More

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The Devil's Double | Ratings & Reviews

"It’s as the manic, mercurial Uday that Cooper shines – so much so that the film seems at times to be revelling uncomfortably in his raping and pillaging antics."

Total FilmTotal Film

"This is a movie too enamored of its own tawdriness, turning every violent act and violation into gratuitously salacious grindhouse set pieces."

Time OutTime Out

"The movie is above all entertaining, if you enjoy human grotesquerie and flamboyant acting. Let's face it: Many of us do. There's a reason Hannibal Lecter remains the most popular villain in the movies."

Roger EbertRoger Ebert

"It's hard to believe that The Devil's Double doesn't intend to be a put-on. Despite a real-life basis of its plot, Lee Tamahori's fierce depiction of hedonistic Saddaam Hussein spawn Uday Hussein relegates the character to a farcical cartoon."

IndieWireIndieWire

"Undeniably fascinating as a visit to a world you'd never have wanted to have come near in real life -- that of the Hussein family's inner sanctum -- the film falls crucially short by not providing a window into the mind of the man who was coerced into acting as his double."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"A blistering, brutal Iraqi Scarface. You do wonder what the point of it all is, but Cooper is fantastic. Twice."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"In keeping with the flamboyant clan of despots that were the Husseins, the drama is ultraviolent and over the top and made absolutely mesmerizing by Dominic Cooper's electrifying turn in both roles."

Box Office MagazineBox Office Magazine

"Dominic Cooper is electrifying yet stiff in The Devil's Double; he's simultaneously the film's biggest asset and its greatest flaw."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

The Devil's Double | Details

Rating
R18, contains violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes
Runtime
108
Genre
Action, Drama
Country of origin
Belgium

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