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DEFENDER OF THE DAMNED... When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton and Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired-- a chauffeur-driven limo, a stunning home in the very building that Mr. Milton himself lives in. Little does Kevin realize that he's joined A BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD John Milton assigns Kevin one of the most notorious cases of the year, along with a file that had been put together prior to the crime. Throwing himself into his work, Kevin begins to see a pattern of evil emerging from behind the plush facade of his firm. As he watches them win every courtroom battle, and sees every criminal walk free, his mounting suspicions give way to all-out terror. For Kevin has become THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and there's no turning back from the world of the damned... No library descriptions found.
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I don't think I have ever experienced such a stark difference between book and movie.
I've watched The Devi's Advocate so many times since its release (it was regularly featured on my college campus's in-house movie channel while I was there), but had never read the book. Having recently rewatched the movie on Netflix, I got the urge to finally pick up the book and give it a read. While the bare bones of the story are similar between the two, the protagonist is named Kevin, and the antagonist is John Milton, that is were the similarities end.
Basically, book is a very basic outline of what the movie would become. While some people clearly hold that against the book, and while I personally agree that the movie makes better use of the concept, the book is still very good indeed.
The book is much more low-key. John Milton and Associates is a small firm that none of Kevin's previous employers have heard of, his wife has zero misgivings about what is happening to her since moving to the apartment, there are less signs of the demonic amongst the associates and more of a Stepford feel, and the supernatural workings are much darker and creepier than what we see in the film. To me, they work more like two elements of a larger story. Kevin Taylor (book) and Kevin Lomax (movie) are more like two different characters who find themselves on John Milton's radar for similar reasons and are put to the ultimate test, much like Kevin Taylor's predecessor Richard Jaffe. The argument could easily be made that this is a constant pattern with John Milton, and that both the book and the movie work together to tell a larger, continuing story.
Quick read. Definitely one you don't want to put down until you know exactly how it's all going to work out. But, as I said, I do happen to prefer the movie. ( )