The Devil’s Advocate is going to anger Al Pacino admirers. Pacino gives yet another over-the-top performance as John Milton. Initially, the movie has Keanu Reeves as a slick, up-and-coming lawyer summoned by Milton to join his legal team. The title indicates the obvious.
Pacino is the devil and is set on corrupting Reeves. But why?? The payoff is a bit debatable. Still the stages in getting to the ultimate revelation are better than anyone might suspect. Reeves' usual, laid-back style serves him ell here as he bit by bit pieces together the intertwining of his life and Mr. Satan’s. To be sure,
some parts seem to have been done better than others. Several sub-plots are needlessly added and The Shining is shamefully ripped of.
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