Review of The Devil's Double (2011) by Elbert R — 23 Dec 2011

"The Devil's Double" is the story of a Latif(Dominic Cooper) who is ordered to become Uday Hussein's(also Dominic Cooper) body double. Uday is the son of Saddam Hussein, and he is one reckless, cocky, horny mofo.

He lives life on the edge and provides some very shocking scenes of insanity and terror. Latif is the complete opposite of Uday, but if he doesn't do the job, his family will be murdered, so he goes along with it.

Cooper gives one of the best performances of the year playing the duel roles. They may look identical, but the way he portrays them both, it's truly hard to believe it's the same actor. The movie is uneven in parts, and drags a bit.

But when the action happens, or when Uday does something crazy, it's simply riveting. I have no clue how much of this is real, but it's pretty entertaining. Not many other movies out there like this.

So, if you want something different and very edgy, then give it a shot.