The Devil's Advocate
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 17, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Directed in bold, energetic strokes by Taylor Hackford, "Devil" is fine disreputable fun at first, a stylish and watchable hoot. But then its tone changes, the plot goes gimmicky and bombastic speeches about the nature of good and evil clutter the airwaves and confuse the issue. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This supremely silly supernatural potboiler is slickly entertaining for just under two hours and absolutely hilarious for 10 minutes near the end. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
God save us when director Taylor Hackford decides to become a metaphysician and Al Pacino decides to demonstrate his genius by reading the phone book--or, to be precise, a script only slightly less repetitive and long-winded. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Taylor Hackford's thriller makes a mischievous assault on today's legal system, but its points would be more telling if the story didn't veer so often into needless sensationalism and eye-catching effects. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerAllan Ulrich
Call it "Rosemary's Nephew." Or, simply call The Devil's Advocate a muddled metaphysical thriller that takes a small eternity to engage the observer with its flimsy characters and its tired special effects. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Devil's Advocate is such a bloated, gargantuan, and ultimately tasteless juggernaut of a film that it manages to achieve a righteously cheesy splendor. Read full review
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