Review of Ride with the Devil (1999) by Frank S — 26 Nov 2008
Great, Great movie. It shows the border war between Missouri and Kansas during the Civil War at its most brutal and dirtiest. Ang Lee did a wonderful job of setting and casting this movie. Tobey Maguire is great as "Dutchy Rodell" and the most inspired role of "Holt" by Jeffrey Wright.
See several great supporting roles from Skeet Ulrich, Jewel, Simon Baker, Jim Cawiezel, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Tom Wilkinson and Jonathan Brandes. Realistic look at the horrible effects of war on the populace and the deeply entrenched hatred of the people on both sides of this conflict.
The only negative I had is during the raid on Lawrence there were a lot of brass framed revolvers, which would have been somewhat scarce. But history nerds like me would be the only ones who notice this.
This review of Ride with the Devil (1999) was written by Frank S on 26 Nov 2008.
Ride with the Devil has generally received positive reviews.
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