The Devil’s Advocate
Year: | 1997 |
Director: | Taylor Hackford |
Writer: | Andrew Neiderman |
Cast: | Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Craig T Nelson, Connie Neilsen, Heather Matarazzo |
Reeves is Kevin, a talented young defence lawyer who catches the attention of a very respected city firm led by the charismatic John Milton (Pacino).
After strange goings on both at work and with his beautiful wife (sometime Reeves collaborator Charlize Theron), the truth behind Kevin's recruitment slowly emerges, and the source of Milton's seemingly evil power becomes apparent (although allowing for Hollywood's usual esteem for lawyers it isn't too much of a surprise even if you don't know the story).
Taylor Hackford isn't quite Terence Malick, but it's usually a long time between drinks for him, and this was his last project before the ill-fated Russell Crowe vehicle Proof of Life three years later.