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Dustin Putman 2012-05-25 03:45:28

Good-looking, but decidedly hollow. Misses the opportunity to explore its evocative central conceits by attempting to do too many other things at once, and failing.

chris-358 2012-05-24 13:58:56

The Matrix meets Dogma

First of all, I have to admit that I didn't watch the whole movie. Mydaughter had rented it from the local video store and I came in a fewminutes after the start.If Matrix was an exploration about the nature of reality, Constantineis an exploration about the nature of suffering.Like Yin and Yang, in Constantine God and Lucifer both hold some swayover the affairs of the earth. There seem to be some higher "rules"that keep things in balance between the presence of good and evilforces in our current dimension.Constantine himself is a person who is attuned to the presence of thesegood and evil forces. He is able to apply various techniques on them,including "deporting" demons back to hell when they cause problems.If there is a God who allows suffering in this life just for "our owngood", then maybe like Constantine we aren't so happy to embrace him.The alternative, embracing Lucifer and a future in Hell, is even moreunpleasant. So Constantine tries to define his own future while he can.Unfortunately the movie is not consistent in the stance that God andLucifer are equal and opposing forces. For example, I don't recallConstantine ever "deporting" an angel, only demons. And God rewardsConstantine's self sacrifice at the end by welcoming him into heaven(only to be thwarted when Lucifer removes Constantines diseased lungsand restores him to life). Is good really better than evil? It lookslike maybe it is.The picture of reality being a game played by cosmic rules reminds meof Dogma. Similarly here, the rules of the Roman Catholic Church andsimilar constructions limit both the humans and the gods. I know thewriters of Dogma were poking fun at those rules. I'm not so sure aboutConstantine.SpoilerThe plot of the movie is that the finely tuned balance of good and evilinfluences on earth is going out of whack. Constantine is very busytrying to restore the balance. He meets a pretty police detective andthey work together. In the end we discover that the angel Gabriel hasbeen diddling with the system in order to have an overabundance of evilon the earth. Gabriel contends that men are at their best when they areundergoing suffering and trials. So to increase the goodness in mantrials and suffering should be increased. Gabriel ends up becominghuman (and enduring some of the suffering he so blithely employs),Constantine is delivered from both Hell and Heaven, and boy meets girl.The end.

ZoSoJr182 2012-05-23 15:26:29

The best comic book movie, right there with spidy 2.

Truly a great film, not just some f/x filled action movie with nocharacter, a smart well made entertaining film. The story is great, itsa new look at heaven and hell, and good and evil. The visuals areawesome, who ever came up with the design of hell is a genius. There'sa little bit of action, but not very much, and no the climax gunfightdoesn't rip off the matrix (its not even a gunfight, C just shoots abunch of demons in a cool way, there's no real fighting), this isn'treally an action movie, there's only about 3 minutes of actual action,but it doesn't need a big fight or anything like that to be as great asit was. Its funny, very, and has a little drama, alittle horror,alittle action, alittle bit of everything, blended together quite well.The performances were even quite good, Reeves did a great job, i know ijust got a lot of laughs, but i don't understand why people hate him somuch, he can do a really good job of delivering his character, and theis no exception, the rest of the cast did good too. 9 out of a 10, noreal flaws, i would have preferred some more action at the end maybe ashowdown with the devil and some in the middle of the film, but overalla great film.

Mike Sage 2012-05-23 06:22:14

Reeves is more wooden than the cross and is about as sexy

(CNN.com) Paul Clinton 2012-05-23 04:34:00

Constantine does have its pleasures.

Eric Harrison 2012-05-22 19:39:33

Occasionally, Reeves forgets what movie he's in and strikes a Neo-like pose.

stu9003 2012-05-17 15:03:12

Dude, this one ain't bad

A pleasant surprise. Keanu Reeves plays John Constantine, an ordinaryguy who leads a very extraordinary life dealing in exorcisms and theoccult. According to the story, both heaven and hell are real, as aredemons and angels, both of whom not only exist, but they even walk theearth. Most people can't see them, but for some reason John Constantinewas born with the ability to see demons and angels for what they reallyare. After a suicide attempt briefly sends a young Constantine to hell,John learns more about heaven and hell than your average everyday guywas ever supposed to know. He also knows that, as a suicide, that he'sdamned to spend the afterlife in hell so he devotes his life to earninghis way back into heaven by performing exorcisms and protecting ourworld from demons.The movie gets marketed as a sort of action-horror film, but the truthis that it's neither. First of all, it's not scary. There are no realfrights involved and hell is presented in too much of a matter-of-factmanner to be considered scary. And the movie is all about ideas, storyand dialogue, rather than action. In situations where you'd usuallyexpect a knock 'em out action sequence, you instead find a compellingconversation. Some people may be put off by this, but I liked it.The biggest surprise to me was Keanu Reeves' performance. I've neverbeen much of a fan of the actor and I walked into the theater expectingto find Keanu lacking as Constantine but I really got into hisportrayal of Constantine. I suppose if I were to nitpick I might saythat he looked a tad too healthy to be playing a man dying of lungcancer. An actor with a more rugged complexion might have been morebelievable. It's a minor complaint though.On the down side, there's a few dangling plot threads that are neverreally explained. Also, the ending wasn't bad, but Constantine seemedway out of character. I just couldn't see it happening.Overall, though, a good movie. 7/10

Alec W 2012-05-16 17:58:33

Cinematographically very solid, but lousy adaptation

First off, I'd like to say that Keanu Reeves is terribly miscast. Notbecause he's a monotone-voiced ham actor a lot of times, but because helooks nowhere near the guy he's supposed to depict. John Constantine'sa blond, often poorly shaved, trench coat wearing mage. Yes, mage. Hedoes perform exorcisms on a regular basis, but it's nowhere near hismain line of work as this movie would illustrate.I love the graphic novel, like I do with other things coming from DC,Alan Moore's work in general, like the 'League of ExtraordinaryGentlemen', 'From Hell' and John Constantine of course. Especially withConstantine here, we have a case of Comic Book Genocide on our hands.In this movie, John Constantine is a compulsive smoker destined to endup in hell, who lives a life replete with good deeds in the name of theLord in order to try and secure himself a place in heaven.I think the movie nails things right on; it succeeds pretty well inshowing that the man in question is trying his best to come overaltruistic, although at heart he is self-centered. Needless to say,Keanu Reeves seems to fall slightly short (despite an.... okayperformance) as the cast supporting him consists of actors with greatertalent. The first name springing to mind would be that of Rachel Weisz,who had showed her great aptitude for acting in films like 'theConstant Gardener', which is actually slightly newer than this one.Hers is the power to show a multitude of emotions with her eyes alone.Then there is Peter Stormare, who has an aptitude for playing Russianbad guys. His Lucifer was carried almost with divine evanesce. No joke.Gavin Rossdale, the pompous half-demon Balthazar, did a great job.Rossdale, a composer at heart, has great heart for rhythm, his was thepower to implement slithery, almost flamboyantly 'homosexual' flair tohis character. He had little screen time, but he was a love to behold.My favorites however were Tilda Swanton's Gabriel and Shia LaBoeuf'sChas, the first scene with both granting the movie a bit of comicrelief. Tilda really makes a suit look good, and she knows what she isdoing. You might know her from hits like 'Vanilla Sky' or 'The Beach'and you'll be able to see her again in the new adaptation of 'TheChronicles of Narnia' too. Shia is a wonderful young actor that useshis boyish charm to the max in order to play the role of slightlygullible sidekick. One might recognize him from I-Robot, where he wantsto borrow Will Smith's car to seduce his 'fine ass yummy ass hotspankable'.Constantine has a complement of fine actors, it manages to spurt a goodamount of character development; the actors have something to play withand they are not afraid to do so. Yes, there are some 'cringe-moments'when Keanu is forced to speak his character's past, but those can beforgiven. Unfortunately, the heart of the film relies a lot on visualeffects. Fortunately however, the CGI and the FX guys seem to actuallyhave an idea what the heck they are doing, because these effects aremostly pretty good. Especially the scenes that involve 'hell' are verybeautiful and one of my favorite new movie moments. Also, and this ismostly a very bad thing, this movie is full with conflicting stylisticelements, but somehow in Constantine it works pretty fine, althoughsome locations look forced and much too sudden.There are also references, maybe, probably even, to other movies. TheSpear of Destiny that was lost after World War II also had a mention inthe 2004 hit Hellboy, where Adolf Hitler allegedly obtained the 'Spearof Longinus' (a different name for the same thing) after which hisstrength increased tenfold. In Constantine, this spear plays a crucialrole in the plot. Stylistic elements include, but are not limited to,biblical references in the shape of set pieces (a painting showing theskewering of Jesus with the Spear of Longinus for example). All in all,this movie delivers a complete, intricate and captivating universe.Some of it is nonsense, but that doesn't really take any of the funaway.My only problem, the movie's only problem, its obstinate negligence ofthe Alan Moore's source material, can only be solved if you are willingto brave it yourself. For example, if Constantine is your favoriteGraphic Novel character and you cannot bear seeing him transformed in -pretty much - some other character with similar name, you need to givethis movie a very wide birth. If you're not too bent on seeing atruthful adaptation, you might want to try this out. *** out of ****

axl_girl 2012-05-12 06:47:57

Anti-tobacco

Quite a good movie as far as it concerns me;one of the first moviescenes which was this of exorcism surpasses others of Exorcist andExorcist The Beginning;interesting I found the visions of Hell(mostly)and Heaven,also the idea of hybrids between two worlds like Gabriel andBalthazar who have the power of influence and turning the balance onone side. The character of Lucifer was gorgeous:dressed all inpearl-white and presented almost like belonging to Heaven he gives thelife back to Constantine so he could long to take him back to Helllater when his sins kill him.That's when Constantine stops smoking!What a hell of a big joke: no doubt the movie could be proclaimed asthe greatest anti-tobacco advertiser,maybe too early to say of the yearand maybe not,taking in consideration the terrifying pictures of Hellon first place and then the fact that the great Constantine who is bythe way also a kind of a hybrid,and who fights constantly thedaemons,kills creatures of Hell and evil hybrids who take advantage oftheir force of influence on the Earth...this Constantine is dying oflung cancer!It's not Satan that is killing him-it's a cigarette.Explanation and meaning of "suicide" and "sacrifice" in the catholicreligion is also interesting;two words,crucial for the turning and theending of the "comics"...true it's very much a comics and fantasy butit's a good one.Special effects were OK except for the scene with thecreature of insects...

tunlag2 2012-05-11 10:33:47

very Good movie

the movie is a very good movie.various persons might not get to enjoythe movie if they do not have insight of the spirit world.the spiritworld is nonsense to most people because of non-comprehension of it'sworkings.for the spiritualists,it makes a lot of sense.although, thewriter gave what he thinks about the on going battle between LIGTH andevil, it is still far from the real thing. anybody who has seen DEVIL'SADVOCATE and liked it,has nothing to say (bad)about this movie.I likehis style(keanu) in this sort of movies. Weisz too was OK but i justadore reeves style.for u to see what it is all about,get a little bitspiritual!

LordRandom 2012-05-07 05:02:59

This film was a mess

CONSTANTINE ( R ) Theatrical Release: February 18, 2005 (2 ½ out of 5stars) This film was a mess. The plot, which contains more holes than a sliceof Swiss cheese, is hardly conveyed through the use of stolid,emotionless dialog and corny one-liners. John Constantine (KeanuReeves), having taken his own life, was denied access to Heaven. He wasrevived by medics, and refusing to repent, tried to seek other waysinto God's good grace. Constantine began deporting demons, according to"The Balance", a pact between God and Satan. Satan is later portrayedby Peter Stormare, as a smirking gay man in a white suit. Enter AngelaDodson (Rachael Wiesz), a detective investigating the death of her twinsister Isabel, believing some other-worldly force was involved.Director Francis Lawrence throws in the obligatory comic-reliefsidekick, Chas Chandler, (Shia LaBeouf), who, surprisingly enough,contributes absolutely nothing to the story. There are only two reasonsto even consider seeing Constantine, one being the special effects.Half-headed demons scuttle around debris in the scorched version of LosAngeles that is Hell, sniffing and setting a myriad of tendons andligaments to work. The other is an opportunity to see dancingconcessions and mayhap, if you're lucky, a trailer for Sin City. Thisfilm tries to be dark and disturbing, but fails miserably. The onlything that truly bothered me is how Keanu Reeves manages to keepscrounging up roles.

slimjack 2012-05-06 15:40:58

No Lutheran Vampires, darn it!

Watch enough horror movies and you can be forgiven for thinking thatthe Reformation never happened. Just once I'd like to see a Methodistdemon though I'd settle for a Lutheran vampire or two. Unfortunately -or fortunately depending on your point of view - the new supernaturalaction film Constantine does nothing to further the protestant cause.It is firmly rooted in the gaudiest Catholic mythology with more Latin,holy water and crucifixes than in all the churches of Rome. None of itis taken seriously mind you. Thousands of years of tradition and beliefare gleefully misused, misquoted and misconstrued in the service of asenselessly gory and violent movie. That it's a well made andentertaining slice of hokum probably won't cut much slack forConstantine's creators in the hereafter.It seems that God and the Devil made a bet a millennia ago as to whocould win the most souls to their cause. Points are taken off fordirect supernatural meddling. All the rules allow is a spiritual nudgeor an earthly temptation here and there, but someone is not playing bythe rules! Demons are finding their way to earth and an ancient,incredibly holey artifact is about to fall into the very worst ofhands. It's up to John Constantine, PI and freelance exorcist, toexpose the demonic conspiracy. Unfortunately he has terminal lungcancer and is facing damnation due to a botched suicide attempt. Itwould be a short movie if it weren't for the pretty cop who seeksConstantine's help in solving the mystery of her sister's suicide.Further stirring the pot are various holy and unholy notables who maketheir agenda and themselves known as the plot progresses.Constantine cries out for a tough guy lead. Like Bruce Willis say, orSamuel L. Jackson. Instead we have Keanu Reeves. In truth Reeves is notall that bad. He plays John Constantine strait, drawing humor andpathos from the character's jaundiced world view and hopeless position.Unfortunately Reeves lacks the charisma and physical presence a rough,world weary demon hunting PI might be expected to have. On the otherhand Rachel Weisz is great as the conflicted cop. Emotional withoutbeing overly weepy and believably tough she seems entirely capable ofhandling her supernatural problems without Constantine's help. It's toobad her character devolves into a standard woman in distress. PruittTaylor Vince makes so much of his part as a slovenly priest we becomemore intrigued by him than we are with the main plot line. TildaSwinton is righteous and more than a bit creepy as the angel Gabriel.Finally there is Peter Stormare as Satan. Funny, frightening, and trulyalien, his is one of the best devils ever put on film.Despite unholy cadres, heavenly hosts, visions of hell and all matterof supernatural jumbo jumbo Constantine feels more like a film noirthan a supernatural melodrama. To John Constantine Satan is justanother corrupt Mr. Big trying to muscle into town and God and Hisangels are an unreliable and suspect city hall. As the movie takes itstone from its hero's attitude it is more suspenseful than horrific.Constantine's pleasures derive from the way its detective movie rootscollide with the supernatural overlay. The movie does a fine jobtreading this line without falling too far into parody. Park your brainat the door and enjoy.

mrushe 2012-04-30 19:03:45

One of the best movies I've seen in a long time

Just to let you all know, I'm not a comic book reader, and I've nevereven heard of hellblazer before this movie came out. So I'm not aboutto make any comparisons between the movie and the comic, and whine abtdetails that waren't 100% accurately portrayed on-screen like some geekwho has no life.This was a great movie, plain and simple. The effects were spectacularbut not overdone like in Blade, where you're completely distracted byhow awful the CGI looks. In Constantine, they used it well, andwhatever CGI was used, served the story well.Keanu was all right as well. I'm sick to death of pple who bash hisacting skills. Look, I know he's not going to win any acting awardsfrom this movie, but he's not that bad either. (Plus, he looks reallyhot in that shirt/tie and long black jacket. I'm not the only oneeither. The demon Balthazar and Lucifer could hardly keep their handsand tongues off Keanu in their scenes together.) Anyway, you won't bebored or left fidgeting in your seat because the movie starts off rightin the middle of action, where a young girl is being possessedexorcist-style, and continues at a pretty even pace afterwards. Therewere some lagging moments but if you pay attention, those talky bitsare quite important to the storyline and how it all unfolds in the end.Don't listen to those people who bash this great movie outright. Watchthe movie and decide for yourself. You won't regret it.

hostutlermj1 2012-04-30 07:51:42

Give it a chance

For this movie you must just sit and enjoy it, don't try and overanalyze it, actively think during the movie but don't tear it apart asyou are watching it. And don't just Mr. Reeves as an actor, he may notbe the best, but if you can't do any better than don't complain. Thismovie is filled with good action sequences and special effects. Thestory is very good, and over the movie is just cool. It does not makeyou question your faith, if you have a particular faith but poses moreof what if questions to believers. The story is intricate enough tomake you think but not enough to confuse you as it is explained furtherthroughout the coarse of the film. This is a good one to see withfriends and discuss your thoughts on it afterwards.

Mack Finch 2012-04-28 23:44:33

Hell is for children.

While he came close, Clint Eastwood never ventured into the territoryof self- parody, instead choosing to reveal himself as a true artist.For the full postmodern take on the Eastwood persona, look no furtherthan Keanu Reeve's work in Constantine. With every dry crack or glare,he may as well be saying, go ahead demon (or half-breed as they arelovingly referred to), make my day. If Leone had made this movie, hewould be The Exorcist with No Name.Which is not to say he is not effective. Reeves is often maligned for alack of talent, but I truly think of it as tremendous restraint. Heisn't Marlon Brando, but he isn't Rod Steiger either (an absolutelycharismatic actor who could probably taste test different types ofscenery.) When one sees a more magnetic actors play boring, such asJohnny Depp in Finding Neverland, one almost longs for a man likeReeves.There has been much controversy about switching the story across thepond from the U.K. to L.A. but I can't imagine how it makes muchdifference. They say the character in the Vertigo comic book was basedon a young Sting, but anyone who has seen Dune or even the video for IfI Ever (Lose My Faith in You) knows that other avenues had to beexplored. I'd be interested to see what Jason Statham could do with therole, but then I'd probably be interested to see what Statham could dowith the role of Edna in the upcoming Hairspray movie. I think the rolefits Reeves like a glove (sorry I couldn't work in a dogmatic punthere. Like the Shroud of Turin?) and any faults of the movie aren'this. The movie is compelling but not truly fascinating, like the Ninth Gateor it's mother, The Exorcist. It's not really frightening either. Thevision of hell and all it's minions shown here is truly amazing, but noone is going to go home worried that they might run into what they seeon screen.Rachel Weisz is a beautiful women but I've always found her a bitannoying, and her American accent bothers me, not because it lapsesinto English but because it lapses into some strange midwestern thing,kind of like the way Christian Bale talks like Jim Carrey. In thebathtub scene I couldn't help but think that her face of horror wasbecause she'd just remembered her previous collaboration with Reeves in"Chain Reaction". Tilda Swinton is quite sexy as the angel Gabriel, made-up like DavidBowie might have looked in the early '80s if he hadn't decided tobecome a pop star. Peter Stormare, an actor who I imagine can notreally be directed so much as herded, is fantastic as Satan, and I likehow his fashion seems to be motivated by his fellow Swedes The Hives. The fill left me oddly tickled more than anything else. I certainlywasn't bored. First-time director Frances Lawrence doesn't betray hismusic video roots nearly as much as his peers, and he often seems toknow what he's doing. If he doesn't quite know how to direct aperformance yet it's because up until now all his actors have beenlip-synching. It gave me a bit too much time to think about things,only truly holding my attention visually. I have to admire it in theend though. It's smarter than the average thriller, it doesn't justthink it is, and it's one of the few major movies I've seen outside ofMel Gibson to actually believe that heaven exists. Grade: B-

tigerandpoo 2012-04-28 15:20:31

See it for the good and game performances of Rachel Weisz and Djion Hounsou but the film is more and less a rip off of the Prophecy films.

Keanu Reeves plays John Constantine, a PI who dabbles in thesupernatural. He does routine exorcisms and fights demons that try toenter our world. His reputation draws the attention of detective AngelaDodson, who is played by Rachel Weisz. She needs his help to solve theapparent suicide of her twin sister Isabell, who jump to her deathwhile she was locked up in a mental hospital. Angela does not believeher sister would commit such an act because of their religiousupbringing and thinks that there is something more going on than itseems. So like the rabbit from Alice in wonderland. Reeves takes theDetective on a wild ride though his seedy world. Which involves a manmade up of bugs, demons that fly at you, an annoying smart mouth streetkid and angels with secrets of their own. Which in fact all leads to aclimax that involves the devil himself and a battle for a lost soul. Ifyou kind of recognize the story, you would be right on the money. It'slifted from The Prophecy films, which stared Christopher Walken. Onlythis time with a bigger budget and a better cast at its disposal. (Without the great Christopher Walken himself of course but his character isin the film, HINT, HINT) The acting is good, particularly because ithas a game cast willing to go with what ever is going on with thescript. Unfortunately, not everyone gives their best and it leaves theothers to pick up the slack for them. Keanu Reeves is one of the actorswho don't really give a hundred percent with his performance. Yes, Iknow I'm talking about Keanu Reeves of all people but he's not hisusual self in this movie. His character is basically a miserable humanbeing during the course of the entire film and you don't understand onwhy would anyone even want to be bothered with him. Yes, he's the leadand he is playing a kind of rouge heroic character but he does not evenhave a likable side to him. You end up wishing that your able to knowthe other characters more than you get to know him. One of thosecharacters is The police Detective played by Rachel Weisz, who not onlybring a sense of steely determination and strong will to the role butalso is a much better lead character than Keanu is. You actually careabout her while you really don't care about Constantine or what ishappen inside of him. The other interesting character in the film isPapa Midnight who is played by Djimon Hounsou, a demon hunter likeConstantine himself but with a lot more charm and personally. I wouldhave rather seen more of him than Keanu Reeves as well but he's only inthe film for about fifteen minutes. Chaz, the street kid is just tooannoying for words and is really only there to (I will not spoiled thatfor you, you have to see it to believe it). There is an Angel/ Demoncalled Balthazar, who is actually a real hoot and does give the film areal presence of evil in it. The angel Gabriel is in it as well but ifyou have seen the Prophecy films, you know what purpose he/she has (Bighint, Christopher Walken) and the devil himself comes in the last tenminutes of the film to cause a little havoc for our heroes.The movie has it's up and downs in other aspects as well. The script ina sense does not know what it wants to be from time to time and thedialog is not really well done in some of the scenes in the film. Thecinematography is very well done in portraying the grim aspects of theLos Angeles but it's too dark in some places and it seems to me that itwas done that way in order to hide some of the special effects, whichare not too shabby but not as well done as one might have hoped.All in all, a decent film saved by the game performances of Weisz,Hounsou and the guy from Bush but you will get a sense of seeing thisfilm before.

hotchickabee23 2012-04-24 20:54:18

What is real???

I love keanu reeves!!!!!!!!!!!! The devil is real and he makes peopledie not god, just remember that, what does god want with normal peoplewhen he has perfect angles??............When you die you turn back towhat you were made of dust, dirt, you decompose. it says in the biblegod made us from dust, dust to dust read it. By the way god's name isJehovah! look it up in the bible under this scripture psalms 83:18.There are demons on earth who do you think controls theearth............Satan who makes sure that he doesn't kill and destroyeverything? Jehovah, there is a battle going on between them and whenArmageddon comes Jesus will fight Satan and the demons and we will beput through hell and the true ones will live. Read the bible. Go to thelibrary, it says all the holidays are fake, Jesus's birthday isn't inDecember.

Eric Lurio 2012-04-24 09:06:27

Screenwriter Kevin Brodbin's script is quite wacky in parts,

Boba_Fett1138 2012-04-24 06:53:32

A nice surprise...glad I've watched it!

With all the negative press this movie was receiving, I never wasreally much interested in watching this movie. Still for some reason Idecided to give this movie a chance and I'm glad I did! "Constantine"is spectacular and gorgeously visual looking."Constantine" can be simply described as a mix of "The Exorcist" and"Blade" because well...John Constantine is a Blade like exorcist. Forsome reason this movie was poorly advertised. From the advertises andtrailers I couldn't really tell what for a kind of character JohnConstantine was and what this movie was about, also since I never evenhad heard of the comic books this movie is based on. Had this moviebeen better advertised, I'm sure it would had attracted more people tosee it.Maybe best thing about the movie are the special effects. They aretruly most excellent, scary and gory at times. It makes this movievisual wonderful to look at. Also the atmosphere is better thanexpected. OK it ain't really a comic book kind of atmosphere but it's agood dark, almost horror like atmosphere. This movie works fine as anhorror as well as an action movie...and as an anti-smoking campaign.The movie has more than a few spectacular and scary moments.The story is a bit too complicated at times. I don't think that thestory itself is that complex but it's just the way it is told. Rookiedirector Francis Lawrence still has obviously some things to learnabout movie-storytelling but nevertheless this is an impressive andmost certainly entertaining debut movie from him.Keanu Reeves of course wouldn't had been my first choice as the herobut he pulls of alright. At least he isn't laughable unbelievable inhis role or anything but he also ain't exactly cool enough. RachelWeisz also pulls of alright but her performance certainly isn't worthall the praise she is receiving over here. In my opinion she reallyisn't believable as a cop. Can you just imaging her arresting a bigtough criminal? Really good were Djimon Hounsou (finally in a 'normal'role, I was getting sick of seeing him playing typical Africans like hedid in for instance "Amistad", "Gladiator", "Stargate" and "Lara CroftTomb Raider: The Cradle of Life".) and Peter Stormare as the greatlysarcastic Lucifer. Shia LaBeouf is also a good young actor with alreadyan impressive CV. Surely a name we will hear a lot more about in thenear future.Don't let all the negative press scare you off from watching thismovie. "Constantine" is a gorgeously looking and entertaininghorror/action movie.8/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

Fr. Chris Carpenter 2012-04-24 05:09:24

'Interesting and intelligent, if dark and sometimes murky theologically.'