The Devils Advocate A Good Thriller With Flaws

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2009)

The Devils Advocate is a good thriller with flaws from director Taylor Hackford whose admirable in making this movie about a hotshot lawyer who gets a lot more than he barged after when he learns that his new boss is Lucifer himself. Keanu Reeves is solid as Kevin Lomax the hotshot lawyer and Al Pacino is better than ever clearly enjoying his chance to play Satan. Reeves makes for an effective hero and Pacino is great as the villain. I just wish he had more to do. The rest of the cast including Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Connie Nielson, and Craig T Neslon are good as the supporting characters in their limited screen time. The movie is creepy occasionally with some suspense and surprises but a slow pace is what weighed the film down the most. If director Taylor Hackford had amped up the suspense and made it faster paced somehow the movie would've been better. The few surprises near the end I didn't really see coming but it couldn't hide the movies few flaws. Overall though The Devil's Advocate is a decent thriller thats creepy with some suspense, surprises, and exceptional performances by the cast who make this overlong movie worth watching at least once.