Warner Bros.

A talented young lawyer goes to work for a big New York law firm. He gets a high-rise apartment, a fancy office, and a huge salary. But it turns out to be way too good to be true. His wife beging seeing things, and soon he does too. You see, his boss is the devil himself. And for reasons I won't spoil here, he wants Lomax.

As Lomax, Reeves does a fir job. Al Pacino gives a cool and smooth job as the boss/Satan. Horror fans used to more action-packed, high body count films may be disappointed with Advocate. The pace is slow, and the horror elements don't begin to surface until about halfway throught the film. In fact, if you knew nothing about this film when you went in you would probably be surprised to find out you were watching a horror film. The film is heavy on dialogue with a pace similar to Rosemary's Baby. The scarcity of horror scenes actually increases their potency. The ending is clever and original, though slightly underwhelming. For many it might be a chore to sit through a film that is 95% dialogue, but it is a creepy cerebral film for patient viewers.

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