a solid movie but...

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2005)

Alright i am not Keanu Reeves's biggest fan, but he did a great job in this movie. The acting was superb, the story was very compelling and it held up as a good thriller.
There were only two aspects of this movie i didn't like, which kept it from becoming the great movie that it could have been. First of all, just from the title we know that Al Pacino's character turns out to be Satan. If that twist had been left as a surprise, I would have enjoyed it a bit more. As it was, I was waiting for this twist the entire movie, and Mary Ann's sickness was not kept as mysterious as it could have been. We knew she was telling the truth because we knew that John Milton(Pacino)was Satan. Had we not known this, it would have left some room for doubt.
Leaving that aside i probably would have still considered this a great movie, had it not been for the ending, I don't want to say any thing that would reveal what happens, but if you've seen the movie you'll understand why i consider this to be a cop out.
But now for some good things, All the main actors held there own, especially Charlize Theron who was really compelling as Mary Ann Lennox. The imagery and sets were very beautiful, and i really enjoyed the script.
"The Devil's Advocate" a solid 8/10