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Ride with the Devil (1999)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:37
Rotten:23
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... [More]
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeffrey Wright, Jewel Kilcher, Skeet Ulrich
Director: Ang Lee
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Reviews for Ride with the Devil
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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. Full Review |
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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 |
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4/5 |
Lee is a master storyteller. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Sustains a standard of realism that can induce extraordinary tension. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...unexpectedly watchable due mostly to the above-average performances from Tobey Maguire, Jeffrey Wright and even Jewel (in her film debut). Full Review |
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1/4 |
Does for Civil War movies what 1991's Mobsters did for gangster movies. Full Review |
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2/4 |
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1/4 |
Lee appears to have been torn between making a character study and an action movie, so both elements get short shrift. Full Review |
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C- |
Lacking the charisma of a truly great film... Ride with the Devil manages to succeed more in principle than it does in the moment. Full Review |
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B- |
Lee has cast his film with the cream of rising actors. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The intriguing (if not always successful) result is an oddly contemplative picture about a horribly bellicose time. Full Review |
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This rip-roaring adventure story presents a little known slice of Civil War history, Full Review |
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There's absolutely no emotional or sexual heat between Maguire and Jewel; they seem like kids playacting at grand passion. Full Review |
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67/100 |
Neither outstandingly good, nor bad. It's a reliable choice for the historical action keener. Full Review |
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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 |
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B- |
It is a violent film that fails, at times, to be dramatically engaging... Full Review |
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The performances from the young cast are excellent. Full Review |
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