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Ride with the Devil (1999) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Ride with the Devil (1999) a score of 2.7500 out of 4

based on (19) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(11)

Good

(3)

Fair

(2)

Poor

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Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)

RIDE WITH THE DEVIL is the satisfying story of a Dutch-born, Southern-bred Missouri teen (Tobey Maguire) and his adventures as a guerilla fighter during the Civil War. He (and we) get a grim (though accurately detailed) education on the art of...read the complete Ride with the Devil (1999) review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)

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That Cow (B. Kiefer)

Another Ang Lee movie, and another period piece. It's set in the civil war and we follow a group of disenfranchised southern rebel rousers through a full year of war. Sometimes their fighting, sometimes their hiding, other times they are seeking...read the complete Ride with the Devil (1999) review at That Cow (B. Kiefer)

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Reel.com

Sadly, Wright's is a great performance wasted in an otherwise forgettable historical epic. Lee and his writer James Schamus (who also produced) are clearly blowing their Oscar horns a little too loudly, and end up delivering what all too often impresses...read the complete Ride with the Devil (1999) review at Reel.com

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The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)

There are interesting developments shortly before the movie's ending, when it begins to rely more on the character Sue Lee Shelley, a love interest for Jack Bull and Jake. Country singer Jewel Kilcher, in her motion picture acting debut, allegedly...read the complete Ride with the Devil (1999) review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)