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While both follow a lawyer joining a sinister firm, they differ significantly:

Keanu Reeves famously took a major pay cut so the production could afford Al Pacino's salary. After learning this, Pacino reportedly donated that same amount to charity. The Devils Advocate

The character name "John Milton" is a direct nod to the author of Paradise Lost , the 17th-century epic poem about the fall of man. While both follow a lawyer joining a sinister