Not Quite Up to Standards

Rating: 7/10 (11 September 1999)

Keanu Reeves plays a young lawyer lured to New York City from his small town law practice by the promise of fame and fortune. The big-shot law firm doing the luring is run by Al Pacino, and needless to say doings at the firm are not all they seem. A little bit Rosemary's Baby with a tad of Angel Heart thrown in, Devil's Advocate doesn't deliver the dramatic punch of either of these movies. It doesn't scare, and it almost appears it is not really trying to. That's not too good an approach for a supernatural thriller.
Not a loss of money for a rental by any stretch, but if you really want a jolt, look elsewhere.