Amazing theological movie

Rating: Null/10 (10 September 2001)

(Minor spoilers contained)
You may find this surprising but, as a Christian, I thought this movie was excellent. Extremely graphic in many places but boy did it make you think. Assuming Al Pacino's character John Milton was indeed the devil (this was heavily insinuated by the script and some of the characters clearly believed it, but Milton himself never admitted to it), the character was written in such a way as to line up with much of what the Bible says about him. He is wily, cunning, plays on the weaknesses of the humans he preys on rather than blatantly overpowering them. Seems harmless at first, seems even rather attractive - offering money, a good life, all sorts of promises. And interstingly enough, he keeps his promises - it's what he DOESN'T say that will trip you up every time.
If I was an extremely spiritually aware person, but not a Christian when I saw this, I think I would have been terrified out of my wits by the truth portrayed by this movie. Which is, the devil CAN get you. It is so easy for him to lull us into a false sense of security. And I too would have done what Reeves' character did at the end of the final conflict, IF I did not know Jesus. Seeing as I do, my reaction would have been different, and the movie would have been a COMPLETELY different plot if Reeves' character had been a Christian. If you'd like to know what might have happened, I highly recommend you check out the novels by Frank Peretti, 'This Present Darkness' and 'Piercing the Darkness'.
Devil's Advocate is a movie I would recommend to anyone who is a Christian! You'll learn a lot. Just be prepared for the nauseating graphic content of some of the scenes. I watched it with someone who had already seen it, she told me when the worst bits were, in advance! It was a good plan!