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The Devil's Advocate (1997)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:27

Rotten:15

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Promising young lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has never lost a case--even when his client is guilty. When Kevin is seduced away from his sleepy hometown in Florida to work for a flashy,... Promising young lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has never lost a case--even when his client is guilty. When Kevin is seduced away from his sleepy hometown in Florida to work for a flashy, charming lawyer (Al Pacino, in a role he seems born to play), his mother (Judith Ivey) has reservations. But as he works his way up the corporate ladder, Kevin manages to put them aside, along with his wife's (Charlize Theron) needs and the stirrings of his conscience over knowingly defending the guilty. However, his vanity won't let him start losing now. As Kevin's career skyrockets, his neglected wife Mary Ann begins to see evil, violent visions. Hoping a visit from his mother will help, instead Kevin finds himself confronted with a secret his mother has never told him. As Mary Ann seemingly descends into madness, Kevin begins to suspect his boss may be much more than he seems, and he finds himself faced with a choice between saving his own life and saving his soul. Thought-provoking, inventive, and entertaining, director Taylor Hackford's film is reminiscent of psychological horror films like ROSEMARY'S BABY. Andrzej Bartkowiak's lush, innovative cinematography complements the smart script and dead-on acting. [More]

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Craig T. Nelson, Connie Nielsen, Tamara Tunie, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Debra Monk, Vyto Ruginis, Laura Harrington, Pamela Gray, Heather Matarazzo, Chris Bauer, Al D'Amato, Don King, Delroy Lindo

Director: Taylor Hackford

Director: Taylor Hackford
Composer: James Newton Howard
Story: Andrew Neiderman
Screenwriter: Jonathan Lemkin, Tony Gilroy
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson

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This is tongue-in-cheek, fun thriller and a variation on a classic theme -- would you sell your soul to gain the whole world?

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08/24/08
Channel 4 Film
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Regrettably, an overblown finale and redundant trick ending undercut the mild subversiveness of what's gone before.

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06/24/06
Nigel Floyd
Nigel Floyd
Time Out
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High art this may not be, and certainly no Paradise Lost, but fine filmic entertainment it most definitely is.

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01/01/00
Darren Bignell
Darren Bignell
Empire Magazine
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Charlize Theron gives a stunning performance of writhing in agony which would work to great effect in a genuine horror film.

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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10/18/08
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10/18/08
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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10/18/08
Washington Post
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This supremely silly supernatural potboiler is slickly entertaining for just under two hours and absolutely hilarious for 10 minutes near the end...

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08/24/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Great fun, with a mildly horrific edge, and a great portrayal of demonic glee by Al Pacino.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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Charlize Theron makes an incredibly good impression in the role of a woman with deteriorating mental health.

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12/05/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Despite its dull first hour, The Devil's Advocate becomes an OK, recommendable film.

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05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Despite a wooden performance by Keanu Reeves, this is still a thoroughly enjoyable film for those who enjoy an intelligent horror flick.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

The worst thing about The Devil's Advocate is how it squanders the little chance that it had to be a truly creepy and engaging film.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

A literate meditation on human weakness and a hipped-out horror movie all in one.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

A hell of a lot more fun than any film bearing John Grisham's name.

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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

[Hackford] seems stuck in a private limbo, unable to decide whether he's making a special-effects flick or a pop-philosophical tract.

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07/12/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

The movie's greatest strength is that it becomes more complex and rewarding as it goes along.

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06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine
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O espetáculo final compensa.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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