The Devil's Own (1997)

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13/03/1997 (US)•Crime, Thriller, Drama•1h 47m

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They come from different worlds. They fight for different causes. Now, two men from opposite sides of the law are about to go to war.

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Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

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Harrison Ford
Tom O'Meara
Brad Pitt
Rory Devaney
Margaret Colin
Sheila O'Meara
Rubén Blades
Edwin Diaz
Treat Williams
Billy Burke
George Hearn
Peter Fitzsimmons
Mitchell Ryan
Chief Jim Kelly
Natascha McElhone
Megan Doherty
Paul Ronan
Sean Phelan

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A review by CinemaSerf

5.0

Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 6, 2022

On the face of it, two A-list men at the top of the bill should have made this compelling, but sadly what we get is a rather lacklustre thriller that is positively lacking in thrills! The story centres around police officer "O'Meara" (Harrison Ford) who takes in an Irish lodger "Devaney" (Brad Pitt and his hilarious Irish accent). From the outset, we are aware that the lodger is really an IRA terrorist who is hiding out under an assumed name, and gradually his host begins to suspect that all is not what is seems. What now ensues is a really rather poorly constructed story that leaves breadcrum...