Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
The Devil's Double rises almost entirely on Dominic Cooper's extraordinary dual performance as both Uday Hussein and Latif Yahia — a genuinely exceptional piece of acting that carries the film. The plot is compelling in its real-world horror but follows a somewhat predictable captivity-and-decadence arc without much structural surprise. Cinematography is competent and stylish in depicting 1990s Baghdad excess but rarely transcends the material. The premise is inherently distinctive given the true-story basis, though the execution doesn't fully exploit its novelty. The ending feels rushed and anticlimactic given the film's buildup, failing to deliver a satisfying dramatic payoff.