An ambitious Florida defense lawyer accepts a high-profile job with New York's most powerful and feared attorney. When his reality begins to blur, an ominous plan to spread evil beyond the courtroom surfaces.

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) accepts a high-powered position at a New York law firm headed by legal shark John Milton (Al Pacino).

As Kevin moves up in the firm's ranks, his wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), has several frightening, mystical experiences that begin to warp her sense of reality. With the stakes getting higher with each case, Kevin quickly learns that his mentor is planning a far greater evil than simply winning without scruples.