Not just a remake of Rosemary's Baby

Rating: Null/10 (22 February 2002)

I suppose it is easy to compare this film (unfavourably) with Rosemary's Baby - both feature a satanic group attempting to spawn an anti-Christ with the help of an unsuspecting accomplice.
However, I think the central theme of each film is different.

Rosemary's Baby is about paranoia. All through the film, we are not sure whether Mia Farrow's suspicions are correct or whether she is just suffering from a pregnancy-related illness, as her doctor suggests. What makes this film work is this uncertainty and unease.
The Devil's advocate is about vanity. Keanu Reeve's ultimate destruction is brought about because he of this weakness in his character. In RB, we never get the sense that Mia's involvement in the Satanic cult is in anyway related to a sin or vice. DA is clearly about one man's fatal flaw.
I'm not saying that The Devil's Advocate is a great film. It is watchable and fairly scary. But I don't think it is fair to call it a copy of RB.