Devil's Advocate

Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino star in the 1997 thriller, "Devils Advocate". Keanue Reeves plays the role of a man name Kevin Lomax, who is a no-name lawyer from Gainesville, Florida. He is lured to New York City by a large law firm who has heard about Kevin's success as a lawyer in the state of Florida. Kevin and his beautiful wife Mary Anne, played by Charlize Theron, quickly move to Manhattan, lured by luxuries such …

…the quote by Milton, "Vanity is definitely my favorite sin." He is talking about Kevin's vanity. Milton is telling Kevin that his clean cut, powerful lawyer look, is responsible for his wife's death. While Mary Anne was miserable in New York, Kevin refused to go back to Florida and loose his position in the firm. I agree that Kevin's vanity is responsible for his wife's death, and I feel that the ending was completely appropriate.