Review of The Devil's Advocate (1997) by Oscar S — 21 Jan 2012

Great premise and great devil. Pacino's monologue alone makes this film worth watching, now if we could only remove Reeves this movie would be more memorable.

This review of The Devil's Advocate (1997) was written by Oscar S on 21 Jan 2012.

The Devil's Advocate has generally received positive reviews.

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