Review of The Devil's Advocate (1997) by Patrick K — 01 Dec 2009

This is one of the classics from the 90s and al pacino is brilliant as satan which is the stand out role. keanu reeves was also very good in this movie.

This review of The Devil's Advocate (1997) was written by Patrick K on 01 Dec 2009.

The Devil's Advocate has generally received positive reviews.

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