The Devil’s Own (1997)
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.
Director: Alan J. Pakula · Writers: David Aaron Cohen, Vincent Patrick, Kevin Jarre
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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Director
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
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 
Simon Jones
Harry Sloan 
Julia Stiles
Bridget O'Meara 
Ashley Acarino
Morgan O'Meara User Reviews (1)
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 breadcrumbs for us all to follow to an ending that though taut at times along the way, is really nothing very interesting. As a Brit, I've always found these intrigue films that portray terrorists as glorified freedom fighters a bit tough to stomach and the narrative here plays to just about every dumb stere…
