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The Devil's Advocate, for those who've forgotten, is the movie in which Keanu Reeves plays a small town lawyer with such a winning track record that he's hired by a high-priced, high end, big city law firm. He gets all the trappings of success. And, of course, he works for Satan.
One of the virtues of this movie is that it never plays Al Pacino's character being Satan as a twist to be revealed. It's not stated out loud, but it assumes we already know. With the premise of the movie, the name The Devil's Advocate, and the advertising, we do. So, no need to say it or to pretend to hide it.
Beyond that, this movie is a mass of wasted potential.
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One of the virtues of this movie is that it never plays Al Pacino's character being Satan as a twist to be revealed. It's not stated out loud, but it assumes we already know. With the premise of the movie, the name The Devil's Advocate, and the advertising, we do. So, no need to say it or to pretend to hide it.
Beyond that, this movie is a mass of wasted potential.
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