LRA writes: I first came across Dominic Cooper almost a year ago in the film An Education. His part wasn't very big but he did make an impression as the confident and handsome friend of Peter Sarsgaard. Now that I have seen him in two new films back to back with Captain America a few weeks ago and now The Devil's Double it has become clear as day to me that this guy is someone to watch. The reason I am talking about the star of the film more than anything else is because this movie would not work without the amazing job that Cooper did here portraying two radically different sides of the coin. The story itself would have been enough to keep my attention but this specific slice of history combined with Cooper's star making performance is what sold me on the movie despite some of the more nagging issues I had with how it handled certain aspects of its narrative structure.
Nicholas of Movies Hate You Too writes:
Netflix has added several new releases to its Streaming stable; some are misguided and rather disappointing action flicks but a couple of the smaller films are worth checking out. In regards to Netflix’s catalog lineup they’ve added some baseball themed films for the push towards the playoffs, several 70′s horror films, some 80′s teen action, a bizarre mix of 90′s classics, and some ‘thrilling’ B-movies. July isn’t a banner month for new additions but it’s a step in the right direction.
Dominic Cooper takes on the role of Uday Hussain (Saddam’s son) and Latif Yahia, his body double, in this true tale of corruption, deception and lust. The film jumps in to where Latif is taken into the palace of Uday and forced to live an alternate life and never to see his family again. As most may be aware, or at least could hazard a guess, Latif does all in his power to achieve freedom and flee from this perverse world he has been coerced in to.
Dr Chris "This is one of the best films of the year and a true slice of real horror. Cooper should get nominated for an Academy Award for this film. Check out The Devil's Double now on Blu-ray."
