Strong suspense thriller with moments of horror and first-rate black comedy.

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2008)

Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) is a southern lawyer from Florida, who never lost a case. Which he has 64 winning cases in his profile. When a mysterious representative (Ruben Santiago-Hudson) from New York City. Who works for a high-profile law firm from Milton, Chadwick & Waters. Kevin believes it's a joke until Kevin receives an bonus check for the offer. He brings his lovely wife Mary Ann (Oscar-Winner:Charlize Theron) at New York City for the job interview. Kevin meets John Milton (Oscar-Winner:Al Pacino), who is impressive with Kevin's profile and especially knows how to pick a jury for a case. Kevin gets hired for the high paying job at New York City. Which Kevin and his wife are both thrilled with the news, especially his wife wants to start a family soon. Kevin gets to have a big case of defending Alexander Cullen (Craig T. Nelson) from a high-profile murder case. But soon Kevin and his wife are seeing things are not supposed to be there and strange visions are inexplainable. Especially his wife is having nasty nightmares. Kevin finds himself seduced by Milton's lifestyle. But not everything what it seems to be at Milton, Chadwick & Waters.
Directed by Taylor Hackford (Against All Odds, Dolores Claiborne, Ray) made an entertaining thriller that is extremely clever and it often delivers the goods. Reeves has one of his best roles as the naive lawyer, who doesn't know what he's getting into. Theron is also good as the increasing frighten wife. But of course, one of the most memorable things about "The Devil's Rejects" is Pacino's wild over the top performance. Which he's brilliant at being funny and creepy at the same time. This is fine entertainment for the adult audiences. This feature was over-showed by "I'll Know What You Did Last Summer", when it was released. Especially in the time, when slasher movies were making a huge comeback thanks to "Scream". Although like most movies should, it find an audiences on video and DVD.
DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD includes an informative commentary by the director, good deleted scenes with commentary (Although it is not optional commentary sadly but the director explains the scenes) and more. "The Devil's Advocate" does takes its time to get going and it is a little long as well but audiences who are interested with the premise should not matter. Don't miss it, best seen in Widescreen. Screenplay by Jonathan Lemkin (Lethal Weapon 4, Red Planet, Shooter) and Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Trilogy, Armageddon, Michael Clayton) from a novel by Andrew Neiderman (Pin). Delroy Lindo appears uncredited. Panavision. (****/*****)