Review of The Devil's Own (1997) by Jan S — 12 Nov 2013

Frankie (Brad Pitt) is a member of the IRA whose father was gunned down in front of his family when Frankie was just eight years old. In 1992 Frankie is forced to flee from Northern Ireland following a shootout in Belfast that leaves policemen and soldiers dead in the streets along with members of Frankie's group.

Deciding he needs missiles, Frankie assumes the name of Rory, heads to New York and stays with Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford) and his family. Rory pretends he has secured work at a building site but he and his friend, Martin (David O'Hara) are looking to procure missiles to take back to Belfast to further their cause.

Tom is a police sergeant who warms to Rory as do all his family but as time goes by, Tom begins to suspect his guest has secrets to hide. This is a distinctly average thriller with often questionable Irish accents, but there are some decent shoot-outs on offer.

The ending is predictable though and unfortunately quite cheesy which takes much of the gloss away.