My First Pacino Flick

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 1998)

This is the first movie I've ever seen with Al Pacino, and it made me a fan. I saw some of his other movies and loved those as well. He is like Nicholson in the sense that he somewhat overacts, but also like Nicholson, he makes it work. How can you not overact when you're playing the devil anyway? Keanu Reeves also does a great job, even if his southern drawl comes and goes. This is one of his first "real adult roles," especially after "Bill and Ted" and "Love You to Death." Speed was an adult role of him sort of, but still not what is seen here. It's a great movie, and the plot is simple, however I didn't completely understand what was happening to Milton at the end. I also didn't like the "second chance" ending that was given to Lomax, but what happened after it definitely made up for it. I give it an 8 out of 10