Where are they now?

Rating: Null/10 (14 June 2015)

Even a massive film fan like me can't see every movie as it is released at the cinema or on DVD and sometimes it is fun to watch a work years after its release and see what has happened to its stars in the intervening period. So almost two decades passed before I caught up with "Devil's Advocate" (1997), a film with plenty of sex and violence that is a savage critique of the American legal profession and a challenge to the Christian conception of the Almighty.
Al Pacino plays the diabolical head of a sprawling corporate empire who gives a splendidly over-the-top performance. Of course, Pacino - one of the finest actors of his generation - was a star at the time and continues to shine in his 70s and any compilation of his greatest moments should include a clip from his diatribe at the end of "Devil's Advocate". Keanu Reeves is the advocate of the title, a hot-shot young lawyer who somehow never loses a case. This role came before Reeves hit the big time with "The Matrix" trilogy and, since then, his career has fluctuated but is currently on an up with his appearance as "John Wick".
The real surprise is Charlize Theron who plays the advocate's wife. She was virtually unknown when appeared in this movie - one of her very first - but is now a high- profile celebrity with a central role in the blockbuster "Max Max: Fury Road". She might now regret her full-frontal nude scene in "Devil's Advocate" but she not the only woman on show here and the shot does have a dramatic purpose.