Best movies to air on Netflix in February 2022

In the mid-1990s, Al Pacino completed her transition from a restrained, internalized young person who rose to prominence in Godfather to the noisy theater, munching on the scenes of movies like The scent of a woman and Scar face. So it only makes sense for Pacino to play the most brazen performer, the Devil himself, in director Taylor Hackford’s movie version of director Taylor Hackford’s 1990 Andrew Neiderman novel.

Pacino’s Satan, under the name John Milton (search), heads a New York City law firm that specializes in protecting demanding clients. He recruited Florida state attorney Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reevesas tough as ever) to join the company, prompting Lomax and his wife Mary Ann (Charlize Theron) to the Big Apple and immediately set about corrupting Kevin’s soul.

The idea of ​​a powerful legal firm run by Satan is almost exclusively begging for satire, but the film portrays it with clarity, leading to some real chills. Even Pacino was relatively comfortable until the bonkers’ third act, which featured flames, demons, Theron and Connie Nielsen in the nude, and Pacino delivered his massive monologue as if this were this. is the last time he will speak. Somewhat long and overripe, Devil’s Advocate nevertheless a fun thriller for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Donnie Brasco (1997)

February 1

Donnie Brasco It may not be one of the best crime thrillers of all time, but it is one of the most underrated. Directed by Mike Newell — yes, Mike Newell from Four weddings and funerals–Brasco provides a roll-call account of one of the FBI’s most extensive covert operations in the war with the mafia. Johnny Depp plays the man who calls himself Brasco, a street patriot who has lived with fear of being discovered for many years, and with a close friendship and unlikely friendship that develops between him and a Mid-range guy who never went far, Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino).

It’s a top-notch horror movie with great performances on the sidelines, including the late great Bruno Kirby.