The Devils Advocate (Keanu Reeves)

Director:Taylor Hackford

Writers (WGA):Andrew Neiderman (novel)
Jonathan Lemkin (screenplay) ...

IMDB link : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118971/
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only) Keanu Reeves ... Kevin Lomax
Al Pacino ... John Milton
Charlize Theron ... Mary Ann Lomax
Jeffrey Jones ... Eddie Barzoon
Judith Ivey ... Mrs. Alice Lomax
Connie Nielsen ... Christabella Andreoli
Craig T. Nelson ... Alexander Cullen
Tamara Tunie ... Mrs. Jackie Heath
Ruben Santiago-Hudson ... Leamon Heath
Debra Monk ... Pam Garrety
Vyto Ruginis ... Mitch Weaver - Justice Department
Laura Harrington ... Mrs. Melissa Black
Pamela Gray ... Mrs. Diana Barzoon
George Wyner ... Meisel
Chris Bauer ... Lloyd Gettys (as Christopher Bauer)

Genre Thriller

Tagline:The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul.
Plot Outline: A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.
Plot Keywords:Christian Horror / Beautiful Woman / Power / Kosher / Bare Butt
Awards :1 win & 5 nominations
User Comments: Best Hollywood movie of the 90`s

The Most Underrated Film of the '90s, 4 April 2006

The reviews for "The Devil's Advocate" were not too kind, to say the least. But what did the critics refuse to see in this? With movies nowadays being nothing but flashy, over-the-top, masturbatory, CG-fests, "The Devil's Advocate" holds up like osmium.

The cinematography is good because it's quite understated and that's a virtue in today's cinema. The acting, while containing pretty lame Southern accents, is still pretty good. Even from Keanu, dude.

Sorely forgotten in it's day, the script tells a very deep, original and interesting story, with lots of development, respect for the characters, delicate pacing, and a head-spinning ending. The movie is solely about the people and their struggles. Fear takes hold of the audience through the dialogue.

Think of "The Devil's Advocate" as Woody Allen trying his hand at a horror/thriller and succeeding. This movie never makes you jump, but it puts you in a general state of discomfort through it's atmosphere. As with all memorable supernatural dramas, this one handles its spectacle with discretion and grace.

Isn't that what we hope to see when we watch any movie? 10/10