Devil's Advocate (1997)
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor/Panavision 144m
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Connie Neilsen, Craig T. Nelson
Synopsis:
A defence lawyer faces a crisis of conscience when the man he is representing proves to be an actual child molester; a crisis whose implications are played out when he is hired by the charismatic head of a top New York law firm.
Review:
Grotesquely overlong practical joke along the lines of The Omen; you will be entertained or fed up depending on whether you are a fan of this sort of hokum or of Pacino revelling in the kind of excess playing Satan undoubtedly affords. Stunning location footage of New York and the odd frisson preface the inevitable effects-laden showdown (enlivened by some devilish casuistry from Pacino), followed by a cheesy pay-off and crass twist in the tail.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor/Panavision 144m
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Connie Neilsen, Craig T. Nelson
Synopsis:
A defence lawyer faces a crisis of conscience when the man he is representing proves to be an actual child molester; a crisis whose implications are played out when he is hired by the charismatic head of a top New York law firm.
Review:
Grotesquely overlong practical joke along the lines of The Omen; you will be entertained or fed up depending on whether you are a fan of this sort of hokum or of Pacino revelling in the kind of excess playing Satan undoubtedly affords. Stunning location footage of New York and the odd frisson preface the inevitable effects-laden showdown (enlivened by some devilish casuistry from Pacino), followed by a cheesy pay-off and crass twist in the tail.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor/Panavision 144m
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Connie Neilsen, Craig T. Nelson
Synopsis:
A defence lawyer faces a crisis of conscience when the man he is representing proves to be an actual child molester; a crisis whose implications are played out when he is hired by the charismatic head of a top New York law firm.
Review:
Grotesquely overlong practical joke along the lines of The Omen; you will be entertained or fed up depending on whether you are a fan of this sort of hokum or of Pacino revelling in the kind of excess playing Satan undoubtedly affords. Stunning location footage of New York and the odd frisson preface the inevitable effects-laden showdown (enlivened by some devilish casuistry from Pacino), followed by a cheesy pay-off and crass twist in the tail.