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Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2020)

What a way to tell a classic tale of evil. Kevin Lomax (what a name right?) is a brilliant lawyer who gets an offer to work in New York. Here he gets seduced by power and prestige.
The movie is very captivating. Tall larger than life buildings where multiple times you have characters standing at the highest level of the building. This serves as a metaphor for the devil being on top of the world, the movie got a lot of these references. Also the special effects are creepy but it's subtle, feels very unique and stands out in the movie. But the story also lures you in. A small step at a time Kevin gets more invested in his less admirable vices and makes the wrong choices. If it's not the prestige from being a success in stunning New York, there's always the lust that consumes Kevin. As Milton says he sets the stage, but Kevin makes the choices. I've watched this some time ago but when you watch it again you see how subtle he gets lured in.
The devil was working on Kevin from the beginning. To add insult to injury it was also Milton who while being there to corrupt Kevin is also the one advising him to not make certain choices.
I loved the pacing of this movie. Kevin slowly being hypnotized throughout the movie with a great third act (this is where movies usually fail). And there's great performances from so many people.