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Plot: A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.
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MCT:August 30, 2008"Vanity, definitely my favorite sin." Yes, it is powerful to destory many things, even the world. Great cast in it, it shouldn't be missed.
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MCT:August 29, 2008my expectations were not high because i thought that the idea of having a devil being a lawyer who finds this young great lawyer was strange, and i was right. it doesnt make lots of sence and is only worth watching for awing at Al Pacino's performance and laughing at Keanu's usual dramatic performance (and with the 5$ price tag, it wasnt a waste of money). Extremely creative but doesnt make sence.
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MCT:August 28, 2008
Really good one; somehow lost for some reason...I think it has guts and very raw. Reeves is excellent; Charlize is wnderful; Pacino is wrenching-he is a devil! A strong story with heart. Power never ceases to be more powerful than its possessor-we all wnat it but most of us know how brutal and corrupt it can be so we leave it. This is a movie to remind you of how easy the trapping of the material world can be and how hard to see that there is more to this life than what we see. Though it is not thoelogical or sentimentally touching, it send the message clearly-BEWARE, the Devil is EVERWHERE, esp. right next to us. It is watchable over and over without being bored of it.
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MCT:August 25, 2008One of Reeves best films outside of the matrix. Al Pacino is good as always. A film worth buying to any horror collector.
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MCT:August 19, 2008i'm not good at reviewing movies and this is extremely hard to say anything about ; you say something, you give away the whole plot. Al Pacino was of course brilliant as always and Keanu Reeves was quite amazing too. Although it was very high in detail ( blood and stuff) and quite gory, but a must-see for any Al Pacino fan.
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MCT:August 17, 2008Except for Al Pacino and Charlize Theron,
this is like a reunion of bad actors.
The little comedy init is not funny.
it has a bit of suspence in, but not that much.
The highlight of this movie was when we heard a song prefromed by Sinatra. -
MCT:August 15, 2008
Taylor Hackford's The Devil's Advocate has many laudable qualities, but subtlety is not among them. The story, which postulates that the devil is walking among us today, gives Satan's human alter-ego a truly obvious name: John Milton (for those who don't know, he wrote the landmark poem about man's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, "Paradise Lost"). And, in what is arguably the most believable aspect of the movie, The Devil's Advocate takes lawyer- bashing to its logical extreme by making Lucifer the head of a prestigious law firm. Of course, since it's fashionable to attack attorneys these days, the zeal with which the movie launches into its barrage on the profession (law is referred to as Satan's "new priesthood") is guaranteed to strike a responsive chord with audiences. See what I mean -- no subtlety.
That being said, The Devil's Advocate is a highly-enjoyable motion picture that's part character study, part supernatural thriller, and part morality play. Although the film isn't a landmark combination of unique elements (viewers will find themselves reminded of both The Witches of Eastwick and The Firm), it has a lot of energy and the rather long 145-minute running time passes quickly. Co-writer Tony Gilroy (The Cutting Edge, Dolores Claiborne), who was brought in by director Hackford (Dolores Claiborne) to expand upon Jonathan Lemkin's original adaptation of Andrew Niederman's novel, has produced a script that transcends any one specific genre, criss- crossing back and forth from horror to satire to melodrama.
The Devil's Advocate's protagonist is Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves), a Florida prosecutor-turned-defense attorney who has never lost in more than 60 cases. Kevin's approach to a trial isn't that it's a forum for justice, but a game to be won or lost -- and he is willing to do anything for victory, even if he knows that his client is guilty (the official term for this kind of person is a "sleazeball"). When he successfully gains an acquittal for an accused child molester in a difficult-to-win case, he attracts the attention of a big-time New York lawyer (Ruben Santiago- Hudson), who invites Kevin and his beautiful wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), to Manhattan to meet the head of his firm. Once there, Kevin finds himself being offered a very attractive job by the charismatic John Milton (Al Pacino). But John isn't just a very powerful attorney and astute businessman -- he's the devil incarnate -- and he has special plans for Kevin.
During the course of his long and varied career, Al Pacino has played the good (...And Justice for All), the bad (The Godfather), and the ugly (Scarface), but this is his first chance to play Satan, and he accomplishes the task with his usual panache. Of course, this is the kind of over-the-top role that Pacino plays best, and his virtuoso performance comes complete with a pair of the kind of monologues that he does better than anyone else working in Hollywood today. Of all the recent approaches to this role, Pacino's Dracula-esque method stands alongside the work of Jack Nicholson (The Witches of Eastwick) and Max von Sydow (Needful Things) as the most memorable.
Although the spotlight shines squarely on Pacino, there are other actors in the film. And, while Pacino's performance is the best, it's not the most surprising. That distinction goes to the work of the usually-wooden Keanu Reeves, who is actually believable in his part (despite a Southern accent that can best be described as "inconsistent"). There are times when Reeves lacks the subtlety that would have made this a more multi-layered portrayal, but it's nevertheless a solid job. Spicy Chalize Theron (Trial and Error) is fine as Mary Ann, bringing equal parts sex appeal and pathos to a surprisingly well-developed role. Supporting players include Judith Ivey as Kevin's Bible-thumping mother, Jeffrey Jones as the law firm's managing partner, Craig T. Nelson as an "is he or isn't he guilty" client, and Connie Nielson as the tempting fruit dangled in front of Kevin.
Aside from Pacino's performance, the greatest strength of the film is its delicious build-up to an operatic climax. And, although huge parts of The Devil's Advocate are overblown and overplayed, it's never as silly as it has the potential to be -- and this quality consistently keeps the picture out of the dangerous realm of self-parody. The movie's greatest weakness is its ending, which, by trying to be too clever, ends up cheating the audience of a legitimate conclusion. While there's a sense of closure, it's not an especially satisfying one.
Oddly enough, with two of the most high-profile horror films of the year (Scream 2 and An American Werewolf in Paris) slated for a December release, The Devil's Advocate may be the best option for a "Halloween flick," and the pairing of Pacino and Reeves should assure it a healthy bow at the box office. It doesn't hurt that the script is more intelligent that one might initially suppose and that the storyline is developed better than the theatrical previews cause it to appear to be. The Devil's Advocate certainly has problems, chief of which is the subtlety thing, but Pacino's performance is so fun to watch that it eclipses the most significant of them. -
MCT:August 13, 2008
POWERFUL MOVIE!!
The Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, strogling through the law of man and finding that some higher power controls over man's law. -
MCT:August 13, 2008
reeves does decent job as lawyer seduced by the devil, literally..pacino is over the top but a joy to watch..unique story does entertain
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MCT:August 6, 2008
A slew of devil themed movies bgan to appear near the end of the millennium. This was no exception. Taylor Hackford's ironic meldrama of a lawyer who finds out his boss is actually Lucifer is at times a fun movie, full of twists and turns, from a script that in anyone else's hands would have been silly, and it's helped by Reeves, Pachino and Therone.
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MCT:July 27, 2008
Great Movie! Love Al Pacino in this one... good movie to steal lines from to have conversation with friends about
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MCT:July 20, 2008
I really loved this film because I think that near each of us there is the devil asking us to do bad things, but we have to make the decision by ourselves!
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MCT:July 17, 2008
Good film with Al Pacino being the perfect man to play the devil. Special mention for Charlize Theron who did brilliant as supporting actress
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MCT:July 11, 2008
A courtroom drama that's more than meets the eye. But like most, it questions a man's morality and ethics. Movies seem to classify lawyers as unethical people, which is an unfair generalisation. Al Pacino was severely under-used, but whenever he was on screen he was brilliant (not surprising). Still a well directed tension-filled movie.
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MCT:June 27, 2008
Al Pacino makes a great devil, Keanu is nothing special. Charlize and Connie make a gorgeous double bill.
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MCT:June 25, 2008
"... Vanidad, mi pecado favorito..." Excelente planteo de la realidad de que hay que saber cuando decir basta a la ambicion, si no queremos perder lo que en verdad importa...
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MCT:June 15, 2008
Terrific! The pre-climax is outstanding and as for the climax, people confuse it for an anti-climax. It isn't. You have to look deeper and only then will you know that it a grand ending.
Lets start with Pacino. His acting is Brilliant all the way through. He looks the part and plays it very well. His charisma is great and he had clearly learned the script to the finist deatail.
Now for Reeves. His perfromance is terrible. Really really terrible. Terribly great that is. It is awfully under-rated so that it is almost a crime. He does impressivly well and does very well at not being over-shadowed by Pacino. His acting is fantastic and I say "Screw You!" to the people who hate him. He is inspirationally good in this picture.
The rest of the cast, Theron especially, are also brilliant and were well cast.
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MCT:June 14, 2008It was so unbearably bad that I had to shut it off after 20 minutes and drive back to the rental store and inform them that they should have to pay me to watch it. The Script is an abomination and Keanu must have spread the bad acting virus to the entire cast. Did I mention that I really really hated this movie?
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MCT:June 12, 2008
Who, in their right mind Kevin, could possibly deny the twentieth century was entirely mine!!
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MCT:June 7, 2008
Intelligent and awesome. I totally love Al Pacino with that diabolic laugh! It was weird to see one of the greatest all-time actors with one of the worst though.
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MCT:June 3, 2008
i'm sorry for keanu reeves. he really has nothing and i wonder how he's survived this long time. mr. master maestro pacino's great as always, and charlize theron's hot. just the actors.
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MCT:May 20, 2008
Love the movie,very well acted especially by Pacino who is pretty much Good in Everything but i could have done without the downing of God towards the end a little too sacreligious but still a good one.
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