Pacino shines again in this story of vanity vs. morality

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2006)

Kevin Lomax is a rising young star. He's a slick-talking, intelligent lawyer, and he's never lost a case. So he figures it's time to move up to the big city, join a big firm, and enjoy great success and make a lot of money. But the firm he joins is full of greed and malice, and his boss, John Milton, is an eccentric hotshot who is acting very strangely. He begins to become alienated from his wife, driven just by money and fame, and just when it seems like everything he cares about has gone to waste, he finds out the shocking true identity of his overzealous boss...
'The Devil's Advocate' is a very entertaining story about fame and vanity and the evil places it can lead one to. Keano Reeves does a fine job portraying the young attorney. Charlize Theron is phenomenal as his pretty wife. But it is Al Pacino who (not surprisingly) steals the show, acting out the mysterious and strange boss.
As the movie reaches its' climax, Reeves and Pacino confront each other in a scene that's gotta rank up there with one of the greatest in motion picture history. Pacino's diatribe about God is simply brilliant.
My only criticism of this film is the overdone goriness of some of it's scenes and the unnecessary lewdness portrayed. If you have the stomach to sit through some of that, you will be absolutely mesmerized by this well-plotted and well-acted film. Absolutely Recommended.