The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

  • Director: Taylor Hackford
  • Writer: Andrew Neiderman,Jonathan Lemkin,Tony Gilroy
  • Countries of origin: Germany, United States
  • Language: English, German, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish
  • Release date: October 17, 1997
  • Runtime: 2h 24min
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Devil's Advocate
  • "The Devil's Advocate" is a feature film directed by Taylor Edwin Hackford and starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino . The film was released in the United States on October 17, 1997.
    The film tells the story of a young and promising lawyer Kevin Romes who came to New York to develop his career because of the generous treatment of a law firm, but was driven by utilitarianism to constantly lose himself and become The Devil's Advocate   .

    Details

    • Release date October 17, 1997
    • Filming locations Trump Tower - 725 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies Warner Bros., New Regency Productions, Kopelson Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $57,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $60,944,660

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $12,170,536

    Gross worldwide

    $152,944,660

    Movie reviews

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    • By Newell 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      Free will

      Everyone does things against their free will from time to time.

      The reason why it is called freedom is that it can swing left and right. Will also has direction.

      If everyone can make a mistake, wake up with a bucket of cold water, and start over from a save, the world will be boring.

      But in fact, we never lack this opportunity. In life, there is an endgame in life. When you are hit hard by something,...

    • By Thurman 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      Devil's Advocate

      Four stars out of five, 7.8 out of 10. Generally speaking, this type of movie does not get to my point.

      The male protagonist Keanu Reeves has seen his "Matrix" and "Hell Detective". The character portraits in the film are average, and the acting skills are average.

      Al Pacino, the second male, has seen his "Godfather" series, "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman". Normal character portraits. good acting.

      The heroine Charlize Theron, saw her "Fast 8". The character portraits are...

    • By Donavon 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      People speak for the devil

      The temptations and tests of the devil are not uncommon. This is the case in The Master and Margarita. As a new idea of ​​human beings in the new century to resolve disputes and judge right and wrong, how to distinguish between the so-called justice and condescending sympathy? How do we judge the superiority of our lofty ideals and our desires? The first question, the rule of man and the rule of law, the male protagonist in the movie undoubtedly has the ability to control the result of a...

    • By Margarette 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      Do not forget peace of mind

      It is always easy for people to see others clearly, but it is difficult to see themselves clearly. A happy life in a small city goes to Sex and the City New York. The male protagonist is lost in the illusion of prosperity step by step, but he does not find that the person who is really important is on the verge of collapse. Maybe he found it, but he is still indifferent and self-deceiving, and finally everything is too late.

      Fortunately, all this is a big dream. The actor has the...

    • By Doris 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      devil in heart

      It happens that I have been in the awakening stage of human nature for the past six months. When I watch this kind of film again, I feel that it is more inspirational than the inspiration I read in the past.

      Of course, I will still talk about vanity, selfishness, lust, these "original sin" themes, choose from countless seemingly inconspicuous forks, what path to go, and what kind of destination you will eventually reach.

      The...

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    • By Palma 2023-09-02 07:56:58

      Looking at Pacino and getting wet again...T T...Looking at Sister Theron...so Uncle Keanu was just ignored by me....-. -.... um. I have to say that the ending is very clever... just when I thought it was going to be so true, kind and beautiful.... a small reversal suddenly came... Uncle Keanu didn't learn from the previous lesson.. .He fell under the temptation again....so that Pacino shouted with a wicked smile: Vanity...is my favorite original sin.... pinch...

    • By Horacio 2023-08-30 23:45:32

      For 110 minutes, the director painstakingly narrated the case in order to analyze clearly "vanity is the most terrifying original sin of mankind". The empty fifth avenue, the empty dream empire city, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Rome, Shanghai... They all have only one name - Babylon. The door is wide and the road is wide open to temptation... Unfortunately I am still...

    • By Luther 2023-07-20 06:05:49

      The director stupid b is so fucking bad that I even have to fast forward to the end of the Pacino...

    • By Linnea 2023-07-06 13:00:20

      Actually should give 5 stars. It tells the story of vanity in sins, which is why I label this film as gospel, and of course the factors recommended by Wang Yi....

    • By Jacey 2023-06-28 14:43:12

      Keanu Reeves started from the ultimate pride in 1991, until the Matrix in 1999, and the whole 90s were the peak of Yan Zhi! In the last ten minutes, I also said that Hollywood likes big reunions, and a HE is standard at the end, but after watching it, I was backhanded with a big mouth. After the last stunt, Pacino and Reeves still have a father-son relationship. Yes, then this film can be linked with Reeves' Constantine. Reeves turned down Speed ​​2 in order to act with Pacino. It was a very...

    Movie plot

    Romes (Keanu Reeves) has an undefeated record as a young and promising lawyer. After successfully defending a rapist, Romes's reputation has grown.
    He didn't do business in New York, but one day an influential New York law firm invited him to a high-paying mansion on favorable terms. He couldn't resist these temptations, and took his wife Marianne (Charlize Theron) to leave his hometown in Florida to develop in New York. Success...
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    Evaluation action

    The main body of the film is all showing the evil and original sin in the human heart, and cannot extricate itself from temptation. But in the end, Romes chose to commit suicide. For Satan's temptation, either accept it and become the devil or reject it. Everything is determined by free will, but the price of rejection is huge. In this film, the price of rejecting Satan is life. But all this is just a hint. He did not accept Satan's...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kevin Lomax: [about Mary Ann] I left her behind and just kept going

      John Milton: You can't keep punishing yourself it's awesome how far you've come I didn't make it easy I couldn't, not for you or your sister half-sister to be exact

      Christabella Andreoli: [Christabella walks in] Suprise

      John Milton: Some scene in that courtroom

      Christabella Andreoli: [walks up to Kevin] Don't let him scare you

      John Milton: I've had so many children so many disappointments, mistake after mistake and then there are the two of you

      Christabella Andreoli: [in front of John and Kevin, takes off her robe, naked, stands in the middle of the room, stretches out her arms, crosses both ankles cross each other, left on top of right foot, impersonating Jesus Christ smiles, softly] who am I?

    • John Milton: [in his master room, inside his tower] right about one thing, I have been watching, I couldn't help myself, watching waiting and holding my breath I'm no puppeteer I don't make things happen, it doesn't work like that

      Kevin Lomax: [pointing a gun at him] What did you do to Mary Ann?

      John Milton: [after Kevin shoots John seven times] Step it son that's good you've got to hold on to that fury that's the last thing to go that's the final hiding place, it's the final fig leaf

      Kevin Lomax: Who are you?

      John Milton: Never lost a case, why? What do you think? Because you're so fucking good? Yes, but why?

      Kevin Lomax: Because you're my father

      John Milton: I'm a little more than that, awfully hot in that courtroom wasn't it? What's the game plan? It was a nice run it had to close out some day, nobody wins them all

      Kevin Lomax: Mary Ann she knew it so you destroyed her

      John Milton: You blaming me for Mary Ann? I hope you're kidding you could've saved Mary Ann whenever you wanted all she wanted was love but you were too busy

      Kevin Lomax: That's a lie

      John Milton: Mary Ann in New York, face it you started looking to better deal her the minute you got here

      Kevin Lomax: That's not true, you don't know what we had

      John Milton: [playfully] hey, I'm on your side

      Kevin Lomax: [shouting, pointing at John] You're a liar

      John Milton: There's nothing out there for you, don't be such a fucking chump stop deluding yourself I told you to take care of your wife, I said the world would understand.Who told to pull out all the stops on the Getty's case?

      Kevin Lomax: I know what you did, you set me up

      John Milton: Who made you make that choice? And Moyez the direction you took Popes, Swamis, snake handlers all feeding at the same trough who's ideas were those?

      Kevin Lomax: You played me, it was your test

      John Milton: And Cullen knowing he was guilty and seeing those pictures, you put that lying bitch on the stand

      Kevin Lomax: You brought me in, you put me there you made her lie

      John Milton: I don't do that, vanity is so basic, its self-love, it's the all-natural opiate, it's not that you didn't care for Mary Ann it's just that you were a little more involved with someone else which was yourself, Don't be too hard on yourself you wanted something more believe me

    • John Milton: Free will. It's like butterfly wings. Once touched, they never get off the ground. No. I only set the stage. You pull your own strings.