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Information
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 144 min.
- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Rating *
- 7.5
- Votes *
- 215,275
- Checks
- 21,855
- Favs
- 1,212
- Dislikes
- 177
- Favs/checks
- 5.5% (1:18)
- Favs/dislikes
- 7:1
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Siskoid
The Devil's Advocate is pretty trashy - Keanu and Charlize twanging up some pretty bad Southern accents, spontaneous nudity, '90s CG morphs, and Al Pacino in full "Hoo-Haa" mode chewing the scenery something fierce - but there's something tha feels relevant in its morality play about Satanic lawyers taking over the world. I mean, they have a millionaire real estate developer who gets away with murder and who lives in Trump Tower (that gold room is unmistakable). Relevant, or prescient? It could have worked without the supernatural element, as a legal drama where a young defense lawyer puts his soul at risk to win an ugly case. And once he introduces that poison into his life, it effectively destroys his marriage. It is a tragedy born of hubris. Once the horror show begins, it all becomes almost too obvious, and the film is pretty indulgent about letting Pacino have his fun and leaving absolutely none of it on the cutting room floor. The climax is exposition-heavy and the final twist a bit of a jerk-around, but the twist on the twist is fun. I remember seeing this in theaters at the time and finding it mildly disturbing in its presentation of evil, especially its effect on Theron's character, and that all still works reasonably well. Wall Street for genre fans. 4 years 8 months ago -
Earring72
One of those movies that although i've seen it countless times…..when its on the tv i cant stop watching. Good Thriller Drama with a nice over the top Pacino 5 years 6 months ago
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