This movie is good, but eerie
Summary
-A talented Florida lawyer is given a chance of a lifetime. He is offered a spot at a high-end law firm in New York with one of the top attorneys in the city. Kevin will soon come to find out that the devil is in the details
-Keanu Reeves: Kevin Lomax
-Al Pacino: John Milton
-Charlize Theron: Mary Ann Lomax
-Jeffrey Jones: Eddie Barzoon
-Judith Ivey: Mrs. Alice Lomax
-Connie Nielsen: Christabella Andreoli
-Craig T. Nelson: Alexander Cullen
-Tamara Tunie: Jackie Heath
-Ruben Santiago-Hudson: Leamon Heath
-Debra Monk: Pam Garrety
-Laura Harrington: Melissa Black
-Pamela Gray: Mrs. Diana Barzoon
-When Keanu Reeves took a lower salary for this film, so that the producers could pay the asking price for Al Pacino, Al heard about this and did the same thing. He donated the same amount of the salary he was paid to charity
-In the scene where Eddie Barzoon (Jeffrey Jones) is running through the park, he is being pursued by three joggers who are colors that represent the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, specifically their horses. One is wearing white, the horse of Conquest (Pestilence), one is wearing red, the horse of War and the other jogger is in black, the horse for Famine. Meanwhile, Milton (Al Pacino) was reading a monologue about Barzoon, essentially providing a reason he sent demons after Barzoon. He is seen wearing green robes. Green was the color belonging to the horse belonging to Death
-Initially, Charlize Theron was hesitant to appear fully nude in this film. She had been offered a role in the 1995 film Showgirls, but turned it down because she was asked to appear fully nude. With this film, she thought long and hard before she finally accepted. She agreed to it because she really loved her character
-The character Al Pacino plays is John Milton. John Milton is the author of Paradise Lost, an iconic book about a man's fall from the grace of God. Towards the end of the film, Kevin Lomax quotes the book by saying "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."
-There was a scene in the movie showing Mary Ann (Charlize Theron) being directed to the library and finding three people engaging in a threesome, but the scene was deleted. In this scene, she walks in on three people engaging in a threesome and was disgusted by the act. Seeing this level of lewdness increases Mary's suspicions that her husband may be having an affair
-Keanu Reeves spent time with defense attorneys in New York City to prepare for his role
-Even though they were supposed to be husband and wife, close in age in the movie, there was a 10 year difference in age. Keanu Reeves was 31 while Charlize Theron was 21
-Connie Nielsen, who is Danish, had only been in the US for a month before she landed a part in this film. In fact, this was her film debut in the United States
-In this film, Judith Ivey plays Alice Lomax, Kevin Lomax's mother. In real life, she is only 13 years older than Keanu Reeves
-Al Pacino finally got the chance to read the book Paradise Lost in order to prepare for this role
-Instead of reprising his role as LAPD officer Jack Traven in 1997's Speed 2: Cruise Control, he turned down that role because he didn't like the script and chose this film instead
-During filming, Al Pacino had lost hair due to the stress of his dog passing. As a result, he had to wear a wig. He revealed this on the October 13, 2019 episode of Inside the Actors Studio
-Prior to coming to New York, Kevin Lomax won 64 cases, including the Gettys case. When he comes to New York, he wins an additional two cases, bringing the number up to 66. This could be a reference to 666, "The Number of The Beast"
-Connie Nielsen and Tamara Tunie would later go on to star on Law & Order: SVU. Connie Nielsen would play Detective Danielle "Dani" Beck while Tamara Tunie would play the medical examiner, Dr. Melinda Warner
-Keanu Reeves and Craig T. Nelson provided their voices in Pixar's films. Keanu Reeves appeared in the 2019 film Toy Story 4 as Duke Kaboom. Craig T. Nelson provided the voice of Bob Parr in the 2004 film The Incredibles and the 2018 film The Incredibles 2
-As the movie progresses, the suits Keanu Reeves wear get darker in color. Initially, they start out in a light color, but then proceed to get darker as the movie progresses, until finally, he's wearing a black suit. This represents his descending journey into immorality
-In the scene where Kevin is talking to a reporter named Larry in the restroom, he hears a loud boom when splashing water on his face. In the final moments of the movie, he wakes up in the same restroom, but no loud noise is heard. This loud noise represents Kevin's entry in to the world of John Milton or the hallucination he had of it
-Charlize Theron spent one hour each day with a psychotherapist to practice schizophrenia, so she could accurately portray it on film
-When Mary Ann is trying to find a shade of green for the apartment walls, her friend Jackie tells her no. Jackie is seen wearing clothing / jewelry in the same shade of green
-John Milton's plan to ruin Kevin Lomax is foreshadowed initially by having Mary Ann adopt a hairstyle that was different than what Kevin liked. He knew that Kevin would lose interest in his wife and focus on work. It would also focus his attention on another woman with a hairstyle that was similar
-John Milton is heard being fluent in multiple languages. It shows that the Devil knows no boundaries at all. Each religion has a figure who is considered to be the ultimate evil
-In cases of paranormal activity, doing something three times mocks the Holy Trinity-Father, Son, The Holy Ghost. John Milton would laugh three times
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