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Ride with the Devil

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Ride with the Devil (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 59

Fresh: 37

Rotten:22

Average Rating: 6.1/10

Consensus: Critics say Ride With the Devil is both well-acted and directed, and also beautifully filmed. It is one of the best of the Civil War movies.

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director Ang Lee follows up the critically acclaimed THE ICE STORM with this look at the bloody, intense conflict between the pro-Confederate Bushwackers and the pro-Union Jayhawkers in Missouri... Director Ang Lee follows up the critically acclaimed THE ICE STORM with this look at the bloody, intense conflict between the pro-Confederate Bushwackers and the pro-Union Jayhawkers in Missouri during the Civil War. Pitting neighbor against neighbor, the war in the frontier state tested personal loyalties and often created strange alliances. The film, based on Daniel Woodrell's book WOE TO LIVE ON, follows the conflict through the eyes of two outsiders: a German immigrant's son (Tobey Maguire) and a free black man (Jeffrey Wright), both of whom fight for the Bushwhackers even though they are looked down upon by their fellow guerrillas. The acting is strong all around, the setting realistically grim and absorbing, and Frederick Elmes's photography is, as always, top-notch. Pop singer Jewel appears onscreen for the first time, playing a plucky Southern woman. A nuanced examination of the bonds of obligation, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL anticipates Lee's high-flying CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, both in theme and in pulse-pounding action. The film contains many standout action sequences, including a historically accurate re-creation of William Quantrill's infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas. [More]

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeffrey Wright, Jewel Kilcher, Skeet Ulrich

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeffrey Wright, Jewel Kilcher, Skeet Ulrich, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Jim Caviezel, Simon Baker-Denny, Tom Guiry, Tom Wilkinson, Jonathan Brandis, Matthew Faber, Stephen Mailer, John Ales, Zach Grenier, Margo Martindale

Director: Ang Lee

Director: Ang Lee
Screenwriter: James Schamus
Producer: Ted Hope, James Schamus, Robert F. Colesberry
Composer: Mychael Danna

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'It ain't right; it ain't wrong; it just is.' That line, in a nutshell, pretty much sums up Ride with the Devil.

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10/21/07
Michael Dequina
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

This isn't the usual Civil War tale of learning to respect a man regardless of his race.... It's about how true freedom comes from love, from respect, and from self-sacrifice.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Lee is a master storyteller.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/23/04
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

Sustains a standard of realism that can induce extraordinary tension.

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06/23/04
Randall King
Jam! Movies

...unexpectedly watchable due mostly to the above-average performances from Tobey Maguire, Jeffrey Wright and even Jewel (in her film debut).

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/03
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Does for Civil War movies what 1991's Mobsters did for gangster movies.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/18/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Lee appears to have been torn between making a character study and an action movie, so both elements get short shrift.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Lacking the charisma of a truly great film... Ride with the Devil manages to succeed more in principle than it does in the moment.

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09/06/02
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

Lee has cast his film with the cream of rising actors.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
04/03/02
Paula Nechak
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The intriguing (if not always successful) result is an oddly contemplative picture about a horribly bellicose time.

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03/22/02
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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This rip-roaring adventure story presents a little known slice of Civil War history,

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

There's absolutely no emotional or sexual heat between Maguire and Jewel; they seem like kids playacting at grand passion.

Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
01/09/02
Stephen Farber
Movieline

Neither outstandingly good, nor bad. It's a reliable choice for the historical action keener.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/24/01
Christabel Padmore
Apollo Guide

While the movie intermittently revs up for some showy combat scenes, its real métier is a texture of fine-grained observation that brings history to life on the molecular level.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
04/17/01
Peter Matthews
Sight and Sound

It is a violent film that fails, at times, to be dramatically engaging...

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02/14/01
Dennis Schwartz
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The performances from the young cast are excellent.

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01/01/00
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Even if this isn't the best Civil War film ever made, it's one of the most interesting and least dogmatic.

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01/01/00
Andrew O'Hehir
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