The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul.
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 17 October 1997 |
| Genre | Horror, Drama, Mystery |
| Director | Taylor Hackford |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron |
| Runtime | 144 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.2/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 63% · Metacritic 60/100 · TMDB users 7.5/10 |
| Budget | $57 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Taylor Hackford directs a 144-minute film. Keanu Reeves plays a defense attorney who climbs the ladder of success until the rungs start to burn. Al Pacino delivers a performance that reads less like a man and more like a force of nature, wearing the suit of the world’s most powerful law firm. The film operates on a single, escalating premise: you can win every argument, but the cost of victory is your own soul. It is a long, slow burn of moral compromise, where the real horror is not the supernatural, but the seductive logic of the deal.
What the critics said
Critics found the blend of supernatural thrills and character exploration mostly effective, though perhaps undone by its own lofty ambitions. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 63% as of 2024. Metacritic lands on 60 out of 100, which it files under mixed or average. Roger Ebert felt the John Grisham stuff clashed with the Exorcist stuff, leaving his mind racing ahead of the plot. Owen Gleiberman called it almost embarrassingly entertaining.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $57 million, and the film took in $153 million worldwide. Audiences rated it 7.5 on TMDB. It opened to $12.2 million in October 1997, landing second behind I Know What You Did Last Summer. The Halloween season was crowded with youth-oriented thrillers, but this one held its ground. It ran for months, finishing in February 1998. The math works out.
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Sources
- The Devil's Advocate on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q224647 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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