Review of The Devil's Double (2011) by Cnbc — 19 Oct 2011

While driving through the city I was slapped in the face by a huge poster of a golden guy sitting in a throne holding two AK 47s. WOW. If the movie was as good as the poster it was a must see as far as I was concerned.

The movie in question was The Devil's double, the story of an Iraqi army lieutenant forced to become the body double or bullet catcher for Saddam Husseins eldest son and heir apparent Uday saddam Hussein.

I was hooked! The movie reminds me of Scarface with this sort of golden glow, full of action, anger and atrocity it's definitely a big screen movie and really looks like a Hollywoood blockbuster. Both of the main roles are played by an English actor called Dominic Cooper with French actress Ludivine Sagnier as love interest to both Latif and Uday, notable roles include Philip Quast as Saddam Hussein, Mimoun Oaissa as Ali one of Uday's henchmen, Raad Rawi as Munem Hammed Latif's trainer, Mem Ferda as Saddam's best friend and food taster Kamel Hannah, great work all round and great direction from Lee Tamahori who brings his action background to great force here.

It's pretty well rounded, great story even though not historically accurate, great acting, directing, cinematography and production design.