The Devil's Advocate
1997 Directed by Taylor Hackford
Synopsis
Evil has its winning ways.
A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.
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"They took my ovaries, Kevin. THEY TOOK MY OVARIES!"
The stench of the 90s completely and utterly consumes this movie. Even Al Pacino delivering some yelled monologues can't save it.
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"God is a tight ass!"
Reeves is respectable, but Pacino is awesome; scenery chewing at its greatest. One of my favorite roles of his.
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Al Pacino is brilliant, as always, as a "devilish" legal mogul and Keanu Reeves is surprisingly great and gives one of the finest performances he's ever given as Pacino's hotshot apprentice. This film is very stylish, suspenseful, shocking, twisty, and clever. You're left on the edge of your seat until the very end.
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A little dragged out at times, but very enjoyable overall. Al Pacino was great, but Keanu Reeves was probably not the best casting choice :P
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Another viewing inspired by How Did This Get Made. Al Pacino chews scenery while Keanu switches accents and Charlize goes Ophelia-level crazy. More enjoyable than END OF DAYS but that's mostly due to Pacino going a little more full bore than Gabriel Byrne. Co-written by Tony Gilroy!
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I can only imagine the majority of the budget for his film went towards replacing the scenery that Al Pacino chewed...
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Still a good film despite looking a little dated in some parts.
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I'd like to mention that I do like Keanu Reeves and I think he can be amazing. However, I also think he has limitations as an actor, and when someone asks him to work beyond those limitations, either horror or hilarity ensue (or perhaps a little of both). Someone decided it would be a good idea for him to do a southern accent in this film, which doesn't work. At all. When he remembers he has one, it is atrocious.
No one is really doing good work in this film, from disappointing performances to a script that doesn't make a lot of sense and has entire sections that serve no purpose (I love Delroy Lindo, but his entire subplot could easily be cut). I actually think there's an interesting concept here, particularly when one sits down and really thinks about the ending, but the movie just doesn't know what to do with it.
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Logro atraparme desde el comienzo, causando por momentos incomodidad una suerte de terror psicológico. La historia refleja la falsa moral y una cuestionable ética ¿Está mal realmente?. En cierta parte del final me resulto un tanto ridícula pero no como para perder interés por ella. Excelentes actuaciones cabe agregar.
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Young attorney Kevin Lomax is thrilled when he’s recruited by charismatic lawyer John Milton to his high-powered Manhattan firm — until strange things begin to happen and Milton’s behavior gradually reveals a sinister intent. (Netflix)
Oof. This is not a good one.
Not only is THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE not good, it’s difficult. The 144 minutes of tedium that this film throws at you is almost as painful as an actual game against the Devil.
Not only was this the turning point that ultimately gave us the loudmouthed, louder-haired Napoleonic Al Pacino, it’s also a low point in the not-all-that-high-to-begin-with career of Keanu Reeves.
From the 3 separate trials that Reeves’ character is embroiled in, to the relationship & baby issues with…
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Hilarious ending. Seek the ending out, it will make you laugh.
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Daft
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Good but takes far too long to get going.
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Al Pacino mellett KR tényleg csak gyenge kezdő. A végénél éreztem csa k azt, hogy a katarzisra kihegyezve kicsit túljátszották.
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While the film's a bit hard to take seriously, it was all good fun and worth it for the big "Crazy Al Pacino" moment.