Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
After watching The Devil's Own, I wasn't surprised to read that it had to go through late rewrites and was rushed, because it feels incomplete. Pitt was originally going to be the sole lead, but once Ford was in, the script had to be changed to elaborate on his story. The ideas are here but it just feels like it's missing some depth and minor parts of the plot that aren't fleshed out more. 2.5-3/5.
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