The Advocate's Devil

A very good , solid, direct for T.V. movie that I had the fortune to watch on "Cinemax" overnight many years ago.

The movie deals with the hard situation that popular lawyer Abe Ringel is going through after losing several cases in a row.

Things change when basketball superstar Joe Campbell is accused of rape with violence and decides to hire Ringel as his lawyer.

Ringel, along with her clever and beautiful assistant (Rendi), plus another member of his law-firm figure out the best strategy to demonstrate Campbell's innocence and win the case, although they know that Mr. Campbell is in fact a disturbed person that gets excited after insulting and raping women.

Ringel discovers that Campbell murdered an ex-hooker and threatens to present criminal charges against him.

This is where the movie gets interesting on the legal field because it displays topics like the lawyer's professional ethics towards his clients' privacy, rape, testimonies, murder, etc.

Things get bad when Campbell decides to take revenge on Ringel by seducing his sweet and beautiful daughter, Emma. Campbell finds a way to trick her into a hotel room and tries to rape her after telling horrible things about her dead mother.

This movie is very interesting even if you are not familiar with legal concepts, it is also fast paced and manages to keep you entertained.

Watch this movie and you won't regret it because it is a solid drama with likable characters, great acting, and most of all, because it is entertaining and very believable.