The fundamental and breathtaking film "Devil's Advocate" (actors: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron) was shot based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Neiderman (Devil's Advocate, 1990). The successful film adaptation was highly appreciated by film critics and a wide audience, deservedly receiving the prestigious Saturn Award in a separate nomination - "The Best Horror Movie".
Damn high quality
The most intriguing and amazing thing about the idea of ​​the film is that the picture shows the real world without cinematic exaggeration and embellishment, a world mired in seven sins: pride, envy, greed, gluttony, laziness, lust and anger. Mystical bias only adds color to what is happening on the screen madness. Although the success of the film "Devil's Advocate", whose actors were already world famous, many explain with completely different reasons. Director Taylor Hackford did not use particularly sophisticated advertising services to promote his satirical and mystical message to the audience, however, the film collected a significant amount in the United States film distribution. Residents of America at the same time admire and hate the judicial system of the United States to the depths of their souls , namely, lawyers, “hyena-like”, who are ready to sell themselves for anything, pumping money out. This sad tendency attracted crowds of townsfolk into the cinema halls, ensuring the popularity of the film Devil's Advocate.
Actors and roles
Actors who performed the main roles (Charlize Theron, Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino) were truly magnificent. Feeling the characters, the trinity played competently and realistically, although no one could compete with Al Pacino in a grandiose professional skill and a unique caustic manner of performance. He was inimitable in the role of the devil, which is not surprising, because sometimes an outstanding actor could save any film from a commercial failure. The master literally "got into the skin of the Devil." And the writers made his character an invaluable gift - wonderful dialogues with a touch of philosophy and sarcasm. The truth speaks through his mouth in the cinema.
The Devil's Victim
The actors of the film “Devil's Advocate” are charismatic and outstanding, but Charlize Theron stands out: Mary Ann was to become a “ray of light in the kingdom of obscurantism.” The actress flawlessly embodied on the screen the image of the trusting, gentle and loving wife of the protagonist. At the beginning of the film, the cheerful and beloved Mary enjoys family happiness and a cloudless existence, until her husband gets a job in the ill-fated New York, saturated with vices and sins. Later, she becomes a real victim of the Devil himself, slowly dying away in the bustle of what is happening. For the bright character, Charlize is worthy of the highest praise and thunderous applause.
Serpent Tempter
Many viewers, after watching the picture “Devil's Advocate,” pronounced the name of the actor who played the tempter snake in reverential whisper. The role of John Milton is truly considered the best in Al Pacino's film career. If the devil really exists, he certainly looks like a great actor. Bottomless, cold eyes, manner of speaking, grimaces - everything is so realistic that the image of the devil in the interpretation of the actor does not require challenging. And his monologues are so unbridled, captivatingly honest, that, listening to them, you understand - Al Pacino is a clear adherent of the Stanislavsky system.
Victim of own vices
Some critics claim that the film “Devil’s Advocate”, whose actors deserve the highest praise, is not a blockbuster, which means it’s not entirely suitable for the main actor, Keanu Reeves. The actor got a rather interesting character. He played his role professionally accurately, deeply enough, realistically and truthfully - a man who tirelessly pursues that notorious happiness, who sees it exclusively in money, in material things, in all-consuming success, and embarks on the fire path. A person chooses his own values.
Scary movie
The Devil’s Advocate, whose actors were listed above, is far from a blockbuster, but the movie is spectacular, equipped with a few, but pretty decent special effects. The movie turned out to be frightening, not in form, but in essence. During viewing and perception, it becomes really creepy, and the fear that arose is not what you experience from watching a horror movie, it is not typical - sublime and devastating.