The Devil's Advocate is quite possibly one of more essential ones that really stood the test of time even when it comes to the following it had. With the exception of Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino appearing in it and due to another one of those movies by Warner Bros that I've not heard of as a kid but not had any interest in it whatsoever, I finally got to see it. So with that exception, let's get right to it. Kevin Lomax played by Keanu Reeves, is a defense attorney who never lost a case is being asked by a New York law firm to assist them with a jury selection after what had happen in court afterwards. After the jury delivers a not-guilty verdict, the head of the firm, John Milton played by Al Pacino, offers him a job, and he and his wife Mary Ann played by Charlize Theron, move to Manhattan. Kevin is assigned to represent a billionaire, who is accused of murdering his wife, his stepson, and a maid. He sees less of his wife and fantasizes about his co-worker. The film has itself an satanic theme to it even when it comes to the supernatural nature in New York City especially the sexualise nature to the point where it began perversely. I'm surprised to see Delroy Lindo who does Voodoo magic but for some reason he was uncredited for the role. I don't know why but you won't get to see him in it a lot. There's is a lawsuit that actually happened in which it had something to do with the sculpture featuring human forms as you see in many scenes in Milton's place as it pops up in which Frederick Hart who own the sculpture didn't take kindly to the usage it presented in the film without his permission so that's why people called this one "Hart v. Warner Bros., Inc." If you own the copy of The Devil's Advocate you will see a notice label at the back mentioning the sculpture lawsuit that says and I quote: "The large white sculpture of human forms on the wall of John Milton's penthouse in "Devil's Advocate" is not connected in any way and was not endorsed by the sculptor Frederick Hart or the Washington National Cathedral, joint copyright owners of the Cathedral sculpture "Ex Nihilo" in Washington, D.C." Unquote. Well, I don't know about you, guys, but people who involved themselves in this, what are you gonna do, what are you gonna lose? "Lose? I don't lose! I win! I win! I'm a lawyer! That's my job. That's what I do." "Look, but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, but don't swallow." What can I say about Devil's Advocate that hasn't been said by anybody? Well, all I can say is it's such a good film. It's supernatural, but not scary, sexual, but not erotic, satanic, but not sinful. Hahaha. It has some moments with Al Pacino with his hilarious scene stealing scenes and charismatic moments. If you have a devil inside you, just don't listen to the bad seed that he is been giving you. Surely you won't want to have a dead guy on your conscience.
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