The Devil’s Double (2011) is a thriller war film directed by Lee Tamahori and written by Michael Thomas. The film follows Latif, an Iraqi soldier, who is compelled to assume the role of the notorious ...

“The Devil’s Double,” the new movie which imagines Uday Hussein as a later day Arab Scarface, is one strange film. Ever since I saw it at Sundance this past year, it lingers in my mind like a ...

He's getting ready to cross "make the money," "get the power," and "get the women" off his to-do list. Lionsgate So it can be a bit of a mixed blessing if you try to actively reference "Scarface" in ...

It’s hard to believe that “The Devil’s Double” doesn’t intend to be a put-on. Despite a real-life basis of its plot, Lee Tamahori’s fierce depiction of hedonistic Saddaam Hussein spawn Uday Hussein ...

There’s a potentially fantastic film in The Devil’s Double, possibilities that are mostly squandered or confused. What could have been an immensely interesting character study is instead a ludicrous ...

The Devil's Double, directed by Die Another Day's Lee Tamahori, is a heady mix of dictatorial brutality in Iraq under the Ba'ath regime, and late 80s hedonistic glamour, that serves as a chilling ...

An urgent desire to take a long shower is an appropriate response to watching The Devil’s Double, so unsavory is the experience of being immersed in the world of Saddam Hussein’s Caligula-like son ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Unfortunately, his performance is largely wasted by director Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day, among ...