"You go in expecting a brazenly hokey, in-your-face portrait of evil, and that, I'm happy to say, is just what you get. The film bubbles over with a nearly operatic sense of absurdity and excess, delivering exactly what audiences anticipate from this premise about the Devil operating as a high-powered Manhattan lawyer."
"The Devil's Advocate is a slyly subversive, intelligent mash-up of Faust with a heaping of Paradise Lost on top, presenting itself as a glossy cinematic freakshow that dresses up sleazy horror hijinks in a flashy, expensive suit, combining literary sophistication with visual spectacle."
The Devil's Advocate, based on Andrew Neiderman's novel, stars Keanu Reeves as Kevin Lomax, a successful Florida defense attorney recruited by charismatic New York lawyer John Milton (Al Pacino) to join his prestigious firm representing morally questionable clients. When Kevin and his wife Mary Ann (Charlize Theron) relocate to Manhattan, strange and terrifying events unfold, revealing Milton's true demonic identity and sinister intentions. The film received a 65% critics' score and 80% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with reviewers praising its craftsmanship, premise, and Pacino's flamboyant performance, though some criticized its 143-minute runtime. Critics appreciated the film's unapologetic tone and operatic sense of absurdity, though opinions varied on whether it succeeded as intelligent commentary or shallow spectacle.
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