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Dieguito

This movie was such a big hit, but I think it didn't age well..

12 years 9 months ago

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 7 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 5 months ago

MordredMS

Al Pacino is a treasure.

2 years 5 months ago

Aeon Rio

You know there are some characters that make you hate the actor as well. It's because the character is so bad and the actor did a hell of a job. Al Pacino in this movie is one of them.

3 years ago

lemonysnicket

Fantastic movie. I expected obvious twists but the movie pleasantly surprised me at some points. Would highly recommend.

11 years 1 month ago

Shaav

love al pacinos performance

13 years 6 months ago

starnamedstork

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6 years 11 months ago

meysam_a

good idea + good acting + bad scenario = good movie :)

12 years 6 months ago

airi86ja

Al Pacino was stuning...
Keanu Reeves was also great, Charlize Theron such a lovely and beautiful actress. And the film itself - truly powerful.

12 years 10 months ago

rhitwick

Good but becomes predictable midway after. Good performances but average story.

13 years 7 months ago

E-Shark

Scary shit.

9 years 7 months ago

IreneAdler

Interesting movie, entertaining and gripping. Charlize Theron was just wonderful, as always - I really adore her. Good film!

10 years 2 months ago

projektidiot

The last 10 minutes have some of the most laughable visuals I've ever seen. Watched it because of How Did This Get Made, laughed quite a bit. Bad movie.

11 years 3 months ago

mysteryfan

might be the only movie in the 'Cult' list which I have ever liked

9 years 9 months ago