Reception
The Devil's Advocate received generally favorable reviews and holds a 67% rating in Rotten Tomatoes based on 45 reviews. The consensus states: "Though it is ultimately somewhat undone by its own lofty ambitions, The Devil's Advocate is a mostly effective blend of supernatural thrills and character exploration."
Pacino's tour-de-force performance was widely acclaimed.
Critic James Berardinelli wrote that the film "is a highly enjoyable motion picture that's part character study, part supernatural thriller, and part morality play". In contrast, Roger Ebert wrote, "The movie never fully engaged me; my mind raced ahead of the plot, and the John Grisham stuff clashed with the Exorcist stuff." It holds a rating of 60 on Metacritic.
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