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Devil's Own, The (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Devil's Own, The (1997) a score of 2.6537 out of 4

based on (73) reviews

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Excellent

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(52)

Good

(17)

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Michael Redman

As IRA hero (or terrorist depending upon your political leanings) Frankie McGuire says "If you're not confused, you don't understand."McGuire (Brad Pitt) may recognize that the situation is foggy, but out of the necessity of being a soldier at war, he...read the complete Devil's Own, The (1997) review at Michael Redman

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

The Irish Troubles ferment pain and betrayal in an American home inThe Devil's Own, Alan J. Pakula's flawed but affecting new drama.Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt head the cast, playing men who become as close as brothers, only to be...read the complete Devil's Own, The (1997) review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

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Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)

Brad Pitt is Frankie MacGuire... not to be confused with Jerry McGuire. Instead of "Show me the money!", this MacGuire's shouting for revenge. The bad bad British killed his nice Irish daddy, and so he's up and joined the IRA. He's a...read the complete Devil's Own, The (1997) review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)