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DramaMysteryThrillerHorror

The Devil's Advocate

- The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul.

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

Release Date : 1997-10-17

Language :CantoneseFrenchEnglishSpanishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Monarchy Enterprises B.V.Regency EnterprisesKopelson EntertainmentNew Regency PicturesTaurus FilmWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Devil's Advocate

Cast

Keanu Reeves

Character Name : Kevin Lomax

Original Name : Keanu Reeves

Gender : Male

Al Pacino

Character Name : John Milton

Original Name : Al Pacino

Gender : Male

Charlize Theron

Character Name : Mary Ann Lomax

Original Name : Charlize Theron

Gender : Female

Jeffrey Jones

Character Name : Eddie Barzoon

Original Name : Jeffrey Jones

Gender : Male

Judith Ivey

Character Name : Mrs. Lomax

Original Name : Judith Ivey

Gender : Female

Connie Nielsen

Character Name : Christabella

Original Name : Connie Nielsen

Gender : Female

Craig T. Nelson

Character Name : Alexander Cullen

Original Name : Craig T. Nelson

Gender : Male

Tamara Tunie

Character Name : Jackie Heath

Original Name : Tamara Tunie

Gender : Female

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Character Name : Leamon Heath

Original Name : Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Gender : Male

Debra Monk

Character Name : Pam Garrety

Original Name : Debra Monk

Gender : Female

Vyto Ruginis

Character Name : Weaver

Original Name : Vyto Ruginis

Gender : Male

Laura Harrington

Character Name : Melissa Black

Original Name : Laura Harrington

Gender : Female

Pamela Gray

Character Name : Diana Barzoon

Original Name : Pamela Gray

Gender : Female

George Wyner

Character Name : Meisel

Original Name : George Wyner

Gender : Male

Chris Bauer

Character Name : Gettys

Original Name : Chris Bauer

Gender : Male

Connie Embesi

Character Name : Mrs. Gettys

Original Name : Connie Embesi

Gender : Female

Jonathan Cavallary

Character Name : Gettys' Son

Original Name : Jonathan Cavallary

Gender : Male

Heather Matarazzo

Character Name : Barbara

Original Name : Heather Matarazzo

Gender : Female

Murphy Guyer

Character Name : Barbara's Father

Original Name : Murphy Guyer

Gender : Male

Leo Burmester

Character Name : Florida Prosecutor

Original Name : Leo Burmester

Gender : Male

Bill Moor

Character Name : Florida Judge

Original Name : Bill Moor

Gender : Male

Neal Jones

Character Name : Florida Reporter

Original Name : Neal Jones

Gender : Male

Eddie Aldridge

Character Name : Florida Bailiff

Original Name : Eddie Aldridge

Gender : Male

Mark Deakins

Character Name : Florida Lawyer #1

Original Name : Mark Deakins

Gender : Male

Rony Clanton

Character Name : Junkie

Original Name : Rony Clanton

Gender : Male

George O. Gore II

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : George O. Gore II

Gender : Male

Alan Manson

Character Name : Judge Sklar

Original Name : Alan Manson

Gender : Male

Brian Poteat

Character Name : Pie Face

Original Name : Brian Poteat

Gender : Male

Daniel Oreskes

Character Name : Metro D.A.

Original Name : Daniel Oreskes

Gender : Male

Kim Chan

Character Name : Chinese Man

Original Name : Kim Chan

Gender : Male

Caprice Benedetti

Character Name : Menage A Trois Woman

Original Name : Caprice Benedetti

Gender : Female

Don King

Character Name : Don King

Original Name : Don King

Gender : Male

Ray Garvey

Character Name : Fight Fan

Original Name : Ray Garvey

Gender : Male

Rocco Musacchia

Character Name : Fight Fan

Original Name : Rocco Musacchia

Gender : Male

Susan Kellermann

Character Name : Joyce Rensaleer

Original Name : Susan Kellermann

Gender : Female

James Saito

Character Name : Takaori Osumi

Original Name : James Saito

Gender : Male

Harsh Nayyar

Character Name : Parvathi Resh

Original Name : Harsh Nayyar

Gender : Male

Mohammad Ghaffari

Character Name : Bashir Toabal

Original Name : Mohammad Ghaffari

Gender : Male

Nicki Cochrane

Character Name : Multi-Lingual Party Guest

Original Name : Nicki Cochrane

Gender : Male

Fenja Klaus

Character Name : Female #1

Original Name : Fenja Klaus

Gender : Male

Gino Lucci

Character Name : Limo Driver

Original Name : Gino Lucci

Gender : Male

Novella Nelson

Character Name : Botanica Woman

Original Name : Novella Nelson

Gender : Female

Vincent Laresca

Character Name : Big Guy #1

Original Name : Vincent Laresca

Gender : Male

Benny Nieves

Character Name : Big Guy #2

Original Name : Benny Nieves

Gender : Male

Franci Leary

Character Name : Babs Coleman

Original Name : Franci Leary

Gender : Male

Gloria Lynne Henry

Character Name : Tiffany

Original Name : Gloria Lynne Henry

Gender : Female

Jorge Navarro

Character Name : Spanish Restaurant Manager

Original Name : Jorge Navarro

Gender : Male

Tomatito

Character Name : Flamenco Guitarist

Original Name : Tomatito

Gender : Male

Antonio Vargas Cortés

Character Name : Flamenco Singer

Original Name : Antonio Vargas Cortés

Gender : Male

Elena Camunez Andújar

Character Name : Flamenco Dancer

Original Name : Elena Camunez Andújar

Gender : Male

Monica Keena

Character Name : Alessandra

Original Name : Monica Keena

Gender : Female

Linda Atkinson

Character Name : Therapist

Original Name : Linda Atkinson

Gender : Female

William Hill

Character Name : Feeney the Doorman

Original Name : William Hill

Gender : Male

Juan Carlos Hernández

Character Name : Paparazzi

Original Name : Juan Carlos Hernández

Gender : Male

Wei Mei Wong

Character Name : Gizelle

Original Name : Wei Mei Wong

Gender : Male

E. Katherine Kerr

Character Name : Woman Judge

Original Name : E. Katherine Kerr

Gender : Female

Liza Harris

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Liza Harris

Gender : Male

Bill Boggs

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : Bill Boggs

Gender : Male

Bo Rucker

Character Name : Reporter #3

Original Name : Bo Rucker

Gender : Male

Michael Lombard

Character Name : Judge Poe

Original Name : Michael Lombard

Gender : Male

Marc Manfro

Character Name : Bailiff #1

Original Name : Marc Manfro

Gender : Male

J. Nester

Character Name : Bailiff #2

Original Name : J. Nester

Gender : Male

John Rothman

Character Name : Broygo

Original Name : John Rothman

Gender : Male

George Sperdakos

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : George Sperdakos

Gender : Male

Hollis Granville

Character Name : Old Man #1

Original Name : Hollis Granville

Gender : Male

Edward Seamon

Character Name : Old Man #2

Original Name : Edward Seamon

Gender : Male

Patrick Joseph Byrnes

Character Name : Jogger #1

Original Name : Patrick Joseph Byrnes

Gender : Male

Gregory Lichtenson

Character Name : Jogger #2

Original Name : Gregory Lichtenson

Gender : Male

Socorro Santiago

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Socorro Santiago

Gender : Female

Marcia DeBonis

Character Name : Nurse #2

Original Name : Marcia DeBonis

Gender : Female

Marie Stuart Vassallo

Character Name : Patient Marie

Original Name : Marie Stuart Vassallo

Gender : Male

Tom Riis Farrell

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Tom Riis Farrell

Gender : Male

Harold Surratt

Character Name : Orderly #1

Original Name : Harold Surratt

Gender : Male

Alfonse D'amato

Character Name : Senator Alfonse D'Amato

Original Name : Alfonse D'amato

Gender : Male

Charles A. Gargano

Character Name : Ambassador Charles Gagano

Original Name : Charles A. Gargano

Gender : Male

Lou Rudin

Character Name : Lou Rudin

Original Name : Lou Rudin

Gender : Male

Ernie Grunfeld

Character Name : Ernie Grunfeld

Original Name : Ernie Grunfeld

Gender : Male

Alan Grubman

Character Name : Alan Grubman

Original Name : Alan Grubman

Gender : Male

Al Cerullo

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Al Cerullo

Gender : Male

Rich Campbell

Character Name : Band - Cadillac Moon

Original Name : Rich Campbell

Gender : Male

Cliff Hackford

Character Name : Band - Cadillac Moon

Original Name : Cliff Hackford

Gender : Male

Dave Noyes

Character Name : Band - Cadillac Moon

Original Name : Dave Noyes

Gender : Male

Mike Nugent

Character Name : Band - Cadillac Moon

Original Name : Mike Nugent

Gender : Male

Al Santoriello

Character Name : Band - Cadillac Moon

Original Name : Al Santoriello

Gender : Male

Paul Benedict

Character Name : Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Benedict

Gender : Male

Delroy Lindo

Character Name : Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)

Original Name : Delroy Lindo

Gender : Male

Alison Miller

Character Name : Demon Sculpture - Main Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Alison Miller

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

Apparently I saw this before (had a rating on my computer program) but didn't really remember much of it. A bit uneven between a serious drama with supernatural fantasy, but I had fun with these performances by Reeves and Pacino (forgot how normal he once looked) and never a bad thing with Charlize Theron and Connie Nielsen being there for the obvious reasons. Not great and could've cut some of the running time but still found it somewhat entertaining. **3.5/5**

G

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

OK, full disclosure, I have a thing for Al Pacino. I'll watch just about anything he's in and...if he screams and yells a monologue in it, if he delivers a diatribe of rage....yeah I get flashbacks to him screaming: "I'd take a flame thrower to this place" and roll my eyes back like a shark in a feeding frenzy. Oh, yeah, almost forgot, Keanu is in this one too...but for a good slice of the film he doesn't play the most savory of characters and, really, honestly, he just seems too nice to play a lawyer... ...but despite that he does a pretty good job of exhibiting the ego that has to come with the law profession...just not the vile evilness. So, I can't totally fault him for miscast as I could for Dracula. Jeffery Jones is in there too and due to recent revelations he totally fits the sleazy lawyer role. But yeah, 1997, the 90s had a way with films that was only really beaten by the 70s and The Devil's Advocate is one of those films that could really only be made in those two decades. Stand alone horror not intended as a franchise piece and one with a twist that asks you to think a little. No way that would be made today and that is a shame. I could tout its glory, but really, honestly, the movie could have stank and I wouldn't care thanks to Pacino screaming "I'm a fan of man!" It's worth the watch.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-15

If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is... That's what "Kevin" (Keanu Reeves) must learn to appreciate after he is offered a dream job at a prestigious New York legal firm by "Milton" (Al Pacino). The potential wealth and the status of his new career path bring out the green-eyed monster in him and together with his reluctant wife "Mary-Ann" (Charlize Theron) they are soon living it up in their penthouse apartment with plenty of money but an increasingly dwindling amount of time together. She starts to cool on their arrangement and wants to return to Florida but pretty soon it's clear that "Kevin" is addicted - and not to her! Pacino is on good form here as it becomes clear just who his character is, and how adeptly he is pulling all the strings and manoeuvring his new charge into a position that might suggest that the clue is in the title! Now as a life-long lover of the baddie in films, I felt a bit let down by the ending. Faust it isn't - but, to be fair, it still goes as close as Hollywood will probably ever go in portraying a characterisation of the epitome of evil (and offering a wonderful critique on vanity being the downfall of mankind) that actually has a fighting chance of prevailing! Reeves is not the finest actor to grace our screens. Easy on the eye, certainly, but somehow he's just a bit too lightweight here. That might be because, however, Pacino is very much in his element and even though it can drag at times during the almost 2½ hour running time, it's a remarkably compelling ride that still holds up quite well.