
Baghdad, the playground for the rich and infamous, where anything can be bought - but for a price. This is Uday Hussein's world and with his depraved lust for debauchery and immorality, he helps himself to whatever turns him on. When army lieutenant Latif Yahia is summoned to Saddam's palace, he is faced with an impossible request - to be Uday's 'fiday' - his body double, or have his family condemned to death. In a world entrenched in betrayal and corruption, knowing who to t... (Full plot summary below)
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Baghdad, the playground for the rich and infamous, where anything can be bought - but for a price. This is Uday Hussein's world and with his depraved lust for debauchery and immorality, he helps himself to whatever turns him on. When army lieutenant Latif Yahia is summoned to Saddam's palace, he is faced with an impossible request - to be Uday's 'fiday' - his body double, or have his family condemned to death. In a world entrenched in betrayal and corruption, knowing who to trust becomes a matter of life or death for Latif, as he battles to escape from his forced existence.
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| Film BlatherEugene NovikovBrash, loud, and production-designed to within an inch of its life, the film plays like someone heard a crazy story at a bar one night and believed every word. |
| HitFixDrew McWeenyI don't think the material ever becomes more than just a series of terrible things that happen. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordTamahori seems more interested in making his own version of "Caligula" than looking at one of history's most evil men through a unique perspective. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerIn an impressive dual turn, Dominic Cooper plays Latif as a decent man conscripted into a loathsome role and Uday as an unhinged tornado of rage. |
| We Got This CoveredMatt JosephThe Devil's Double is a fantastic film that features a central performance so compelling, you'd be foolish to look away even for a second. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreThe ending smacks of Hollywood rewriting of history. But The Devil's Double shows the political consequences of Uday's misdeeds, the delicate negotiations that keep the people with grievances in line. And Dominic Cooper delivers a career-making performance. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasSome of the cruelty in the film is hard to stomach, but frighteningly believable. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedYou won't find yourself yawning. It's a great double stretch for an actor and Mr. Cooper plays both the smoldering Latif and the bombastic Uday with combustible energy. |
| The ListKaleem AftabThis rambunctious romp is not for the faint-hearted but it is packed with over-the-top lines to quote for weeks after. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is above all entertaining, if you enjoy human grotesquerie and flamboyant acting. Let's face it: Many of us do. There's a reason Hannibal Lecter remains the most popular villain in the movies. |