The Good & Bad Of 'The Devil's Advocate

Rating: 6/10 (9 May 2006)

BAD - Is there a dumber-sounding or more wooden-voiced modern-day actor in Hollywood than Keanu Reeves? In this film they have this guy playing a super-smart lawyer. I'm sorry but he just sounds dumb, his voice and vocabulary giving no indication of him being a brilliant lawyer. Maybe it was his fake Southern accent, which also was weak.
Charlize Theron was in there for looks, playing Reeves' wife. Her tirades and constant OMGs got tiresome after awhile. Meanwhile, Reeves' mother (Judith Ivey) was portrayed as a preacher's daughter and, of course, a strange almost- nut-case-like person, which is how Hollywood usually portrays Bible believers.
THE GOOD - Al Pacino was his usual interesting self, particularly since he played the devil, so you know he's going to have some dialog that will get your attention. Ivey, even though pictured poorly as mentioned above, is the only one with enough Biblical knowledge to know Pacino was the devil - not the other characters. Being a guy, Theron was nice to look: a stunning-looking woman.
OVERALL - If you put with some of things mentioned above - or if a lot of profanity and full frontal nudity turn you off - the story is interesting and still worth a look. Even though the films goes on a bit long, the best part is the final 30 minutes. Even though perverted, the Devil's "take" on life and God are fascinating to hear. The movie also provides a good moral lesson on the subject of vanity.