The nominal stars: Pacino, Reeves and Theron. The REAL stars: Baker, Bottin, Greenberg and Powell. And Theron.

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 2002)

That's demon designer and creator Rick Baker, visual effects consultant Rob Bottin, visual effects designer Richard Greenberg, and visual effects supervisor Stephanie Powell. They and the other FX folks play a major part in "The Devil's Advocate," a tale that's certainly watchable and anything but terrible.
Keanu Reeves gives one of his better performances as the young lawyer under the spell of his superior, but despite both him and Al Pacino - given full rein to chew up all of New York, never mind the scenery ("They grow egos the size of cathedrals...") - this was Charlize Theron's first chance to prove she was more than a pretty face, and she acts her heart out sufficiently to make her memorable for more than her remarkable beauty. In fact, she nearly makes Taylor Hackford's movie worth watching by herself, until both Pacino and the special effects go WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over the top in the climax... and the movie self-destructs in its absurd ending. Too bad.
"You were a lawyer AND a demon? Insert joke here." (Paige Halliwell, "Charmed.")