
Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney who never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement (she compares New York City to Babylon), he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homesick and seeing devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know h... (Full plot summary below)
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Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney who never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement (she compares New York City to Babylon), he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homesick and seeing devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know how to overcome every problem and that just freaks out Kevin.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe Devil's Advocate is a sharp, suspenseful and completely satisfying movie. |
| Time OutNigel FloydRegrettably, an overblown finale and redundant trick ending undercut the mild subversiveness of what's gone before. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsPacino revels in this devilish role, offering an extraordinarily entertaining performance. |
| SPLICEDWireRob BlackwelderHow often does a film climax in a 15-minute scene of dialogue so provocative that the accompanying special effects can almost be ignored? |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperThis may not be the most intelligent film of the autumn season, but it stands among the best horror films we have seen on the screen in the last few years. |
| Washington PostStephen HunterUnlike so many pagan entertainments that seem to have no moral center as they blow things up, this one in fact does. It's very small, but it's there. |
| NewsweekJack KrollWritten with brio and staged rousingly by director Taylor Hackford, the film is good, kitschy fun -- after all, how can you hate a movie that casts litigators as the new legions of Lucifer? |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Devil's Advocate is a highly-enjoyable motion picture that's part character study, part supernatural thriller, and part morality play. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Far too bland and mediocre to really pull off such heavy handed themes... |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan AntulovCharlize Theron makes an incredibly good impression in the role of a woman with deteriorating mental health. |