Constantine
The tagline for the film is "Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him." That about sums it up. Constantine is based on the comic book series Hellblazer about a man who has been literally to hell and back. Keanu Reeves was cast in this role because he was Neo in the Matrix. His character here, John Constantine, is very similar but more hardened and less unsure.
HELLO. I AM JOHN CONSTANTINE. I AM TOUGH AND GRITTY. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, PLEASE NOTE MY CIGARETTE, LIQUOR BOTTLE AND HAGGARD EXPRESSION.
Constantine is about a man who sends demons back to hell when they overstep their boundaries here. You see, while god and the devil can't directly interfere with matters on earth, the planet is full of half-breeds (Half man/demon or half man/half angel) and if these people start unleashing their demons and killing people, John Constantine finds them and kicks their asses.
Constantine isn't a bad movie. It isn't a good movie either. It is a sci-fi action films about angels and demons, heaven and hell; it comes with exactly everything you'd expect. Some one-liners and special effects, the character who is a skeptic and finds out The Truth, a few surprises and plot twists and roll credits. Keanu Reeves is adequate in this role; Rachel Weisz is a notch above him as the skeptic cop.
Chances are, if you want to see Constantine you will probably like it. Like I said, it isn't really bad it's just not original and surprising in any way. If watching Keanu Reeves battling demons and speaking platitudes about heaven and hell sounds like your thing, by all means go rent Contantine. If not, maybe not.
Contantine earns 2.5 wombats out of 4
HELLO. I AM JOHN CONSTANTINE. I AM TOUGH AND GRITTY. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, PLEASE NOTE MY CIGARETTE, LIQUOR BOTTLE AND HAGGARD EXPRESSION.
Constantine is about a man who sends demons back to hell when they overstep their boundaries here. You see, while god and the devil can't directly interfere with matters on earth, the planet is full of half-breeds (Half man/demon or half man/half angel) and if these people start unleashing their demons and killing people, John Constantine finds them and kicks their asses.
Constantine isn't a bad movie. It isn't a good movie either. It is a sci-fi action films about angels and demons, heaven and hell; it comes with exactly everything you'd expect. Some one-liners and special effects, the character who is a skeptic and finds out The Truth, a few surprises and plot twists and roll credits. Keanu Reeves is adequate in this role; Rachel Weisz is a notch above him as the skeptic cop.
Chances are, if you want to see Constantine you will probably like it. Like I said, it isn't really bad it's just not original and surprising in any way. If watching Keanu Reeves battling demons and speaking platitudes about heaven and hell sounds like your thing, by all means go rent Contantine. If not, maybe not.
Contantine earns 2.5 wombats out of 4
posted by Mr_Nuts at 8:31 AM
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