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Tuesday 16 July 2013

THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE [2011]

Director Lee Tamahori's biographical film The Devil's Double feels like they had something really great but it was got lost somewhere in the mix.
Dominic Cooper delivers an amazing performance in dual roles as an ex-Iraq soldier and as Uday Hussein, son to Saddam.  The film provides an intriguing story but unfortunately for whatever reason, they decided to film the entire thing in English which really detracts from the realism and impact of it all.  No matter, I'd highly recommend the film on Cooper's performance alone.

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