The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Alex Ioshpe |
"..Here for his envy, will not drive us hence:
Here we may reign secure, and in my choice
To reign is worth ambition through in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heaven!.."
- John Milton more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Cheng-Jih Chen |
2) The scene that most amazes New Yorkers is when Keanu Reeves goes off
to confront Satan at the end of the film. He walks onto 57th Street,
near First Avenue. 57th Street is empty: you see nothing all the way
to the Hudson. My reaction: "Damn, those...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Jason Overbeck |
I joked with my friend before the movie that wouldn't it be funny if the
big plot twist was that Pacino is the devil, which was told in the
trailer. When I came to the realization that this was the big plot
twist I didn't care, I was too busy being...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Randy Turgeon |
A hotshot lawyer gets an obviously guilty child molester acquitted, and
shortly after during the victory celebration gets offered an opportunity to
show his prowess in New York City. The lawyer, Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves)
is not offered a job yet, he is...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Martijn van Turnhout |
Kevin Lomax: Keanu Reeves
John Milton: Al Pacino
Mary Ann Lomax: Charlize Theron
Eddie Barzoon: Jeffrey Jones
Mrs. Lomax: Judith Ivey
Alexander Cullen: Craig T. Nelson more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Curtis Edmonds |
Imagine a movie with this premise: After years of struggling with his
private law practice, a young Southern lawyer gets an opportunity to
work for a large New York law firm. The work is absorbing, he feels the
need to prove himself to his partners, he...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Phil St-Germain |
Réalisé par Taylor Hackford
Mettant en vedette Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Judith Ivey,
Craig T. Nelson, Jeffrey Jones
Écrit par Jonathan Lemkin et Tony Gilroy, inspiré du roman de Andrew
Niederman
Produit par Arnon Milchan, Arnold...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Ted Prigge |
Director: Taylor Hackford
Writers: Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy (based on the novel by Andrew
Neiderman)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Judith Ivey, Connie
Nielsen, Jeffrey Jones, Craig T. Nelson, Tamara Tunie,...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by David Wilcock |
You can see straight away why Pacino decided to play the role of
John Milton in this below average shocker. That's because, of
course, he gets to play Satan himself, complete with rantings,
sticking out of tongue and menacing eyes. Sadly, although...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Nikki Lesley |
The Devil's Advocate's last 30 minutes or so are so much better than
the early sections of the movie that it's easy to forgive a lot of its
problems. I left the cinema with a real sense of enjoyment that
gradually fades as I remember the earlier pieces...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Tim Voon |
THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
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The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Tim Voon |
THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
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The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Edward Champion |
Well, it's something that my friends and I call cheese value. Many of
you know what I'm talking about. You get talked into seeing a bad
movie with the hope that you'll get something so ridiculously awful
that the filmmakers may or may not have...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Max Scheinin |
The idea at the center of The Devil's Advocate, which is, thus far, one of
the three or four best films of 1997, is that no matter what decision is
made, evil will triumph -- God is a trickster, Satan is a humanist -- "The
LAST humanist". He appears in...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Duncan Stevens |
Taylor Hackford's latest effort, "The Devil's Advocate," isn't a dreadful
effort, but it could have been much better than it is. The premise is
played for thrills--if there had been thought involved, we might have
gotten perhaps a glimpse or two of...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Boyd Petrie |
If there is one thing that bothers me about Hollywood films it's their
predictable endings. THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE has the atypical Hollywood
ending, when everything that should happen does. Unfortunately for
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, this ending nearly...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Alex Fung |
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (Warner Bros. - 1997)
Starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones,
Judith Ivey, Connie Neilsen, Craig T. Nelson
Screenplay by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, based on the novel by
Andrew Neiderman
Produced...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Michael Redman |
Al Pacino is one actor that usually looks as if he is enjoying his job. His
over-the-top performances are a joy to behold and this one is about as hot as
they get. Think Scent Of A Woman meets Rosemary's Baby. more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Seth Bookey |
It was not too difficult to imagine, based on the commercials, to think
that Devil's Advocate was going to be crap. Seeing Al Pacino boiling Holy
Water with a single finger, who wouldn't? Happily, I wound up seeing one
of the more satisfying commercial...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Nicholas Amado |
The Devil's Advocate
Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Craig T. Nelson and Jeffrey Jones
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Running approx 140 min. more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Michael J. Legeros |
(WB)
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, based on the novel by
Andrew Niederman
Cast Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Judith Ivey,
Craig T. Nelson, Jeffrey...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by edwin jahiel |
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE ** 1/3 Directed by Taylor Hackford. Screenplay, Jonathan
Lemkin & Tony Gilroy, from the novel by Andrew Neiderman. Photography,
Andrzej Bartkowiak. Production design, Bruno Rubeo. Editing, Mark Warner.
Music, James Newton Howard. Cast:...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Mark R Leeper |
Capsule: A never-losing Florida lawyer (played
by Keanu Reeves) is brought to New York to be the
hired gun for the most prestigious law firm in New
York. There his mentor (Al Pacino) turns out to be...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Chad Polenz |
starring: Keanu Reeves (Kevin Lomax), Al Pacino (John Milton), Charlize
Theron (Mary Ann Lomax), Jeffrey Jones (Eddie Barzoon), written by Tony
Gilroy, Jonathon Lemkin, produced by Arnold and Anne Kopelson, Arnon Milchan,
directed by Taylor Hackford,...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by E. Benjamin Kelsey |
Unlike most movie reviews, I don't like to bog mine down with a
summarization of the plot. Usually when someone reads a movie review,
they have a general idea what the movie is about. Otherwise, they
would probably skip by it. So if you're looking for...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Yen, Homer |
As a hot-shot defense attorney, Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has a special
talent for picking juries that will ultimately acquit his clients. He
is also an excellent judge of character, knowing just which strings to
pull to sway the jury while breaking...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Walter Frith |
Of all the notable actors who have portrayed Satan in the last decade or so,
among them Jack Nicholson in 'The Witches of Eastwick' (1987) and Robert
DeNiro in 'Angel Heart' (1987), none have captured the charismatic style
quite like Al Pacino has in...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by jon ridge |
1. Roger Ebert (Chicago Suntimes)
2. Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)
3. Owen Gleiberman (EW)
4. Jeff Millar (Houston Chronicle)
5. Michael MacCambridge (...?) more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Michael Dequina |
The Devil's Advocate (R) ** 1/2 (out of ****)
Heard any good lawyer jokes lately? Taylor Hackford's fantasy/morality
tale The Devil's Advocate starts out as a decent one but soon falls prey to
Hollywood excess and gimmickry.
Keanu Reeves plays Kevin...more |
The Devil's Advocate Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
In John Grisham's "The Firm," lawyer Mitch McDeere may have
thought he had joined the law firm from hell, but he hadn't. In
contrast, Kevin Lomax in DEVIL'S ADVOCATE does and finds the perks in
working for God's opposition to be seductively...more |