I saw the film at an advance screening last night. Check out my review. Any feedback would be appreciated.
http://exterminateallrationalthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/early-r eview-the-devils-double/
Sounds wicked! Nice review :) So on a scale of 1-10, how violent and brutal is the film.? Do you think it gives a true representation of what actually went on during Sadam's reign or is it more of a 'Hollywoodised' vibe?
shareThere were quite a few scenes of vivid violence and bloodshed. It isn't as in-your-face as something like Hobo With a Shotgun, but they definitely don't shy away from it either. Probably an 8?
I didn't know much about the real people the story was based on going into the film so it's hard to say. The film was adapted from Latif's autobiography, but I'm sure they souped it up a bit to make for a more compelling story. The love interest, for example, felt a lot like a plot device added to create conflict between Uday and Latif. I have no idea if that woman existed or not.
The movie actually toned Uday down so that he was less of a monster than in real life.
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A very nice read.
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