The Devil's Own . Tucson Weekly . 04-10-97

The Devil's Own

DIRECTED BY: Alan J. Pakula

REVIEWED: 04-10-97

Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford team up for this trite, far-fetched "action" movie about an Irish Republican Army freedom fighter/terrorist. Rory Devaney/Frankie McGuire (Pitt) flees to America to escape a wrongful death, develop a heartwarming relationship with the Irish-American family of a Boston beat cop (Ford), and buy a bunch of missiles from a prototypically sleazy American nightclub owner/hustler. Lots of people, mostly Irishmen, die violently, lots of people wear ski masks, and lots of people cry. We don't care, though, because the plot is so insidiously stupid we know early on all their personal dramas will be for naught. Pitt's character is fond of saying, "I told you, it's not an American story; it's an Irish one." Nothing could be further from the truth. Strangely enough, the most believable aspect of the film is Pitt's affected accent.

--Mari Wadsworth

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