Constantine | | Cast : | Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou | | Director : | Francis Lawrence (II) | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | February 18, 2005 | | DVD Released Date : | July 19, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Worth a Viewing | Content
 | Constantine is the story of a demonologist/exorcist who was born with the unique and uncanny abilities to see and combat demons(and angels), and other creatures from hell. The story begins with the finding of the "Sword of Destiny" - the sword that was used to spear Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary - and ends with John Constantine battled none other than Lucifer himself.
Constantine moves along at a good pace and provides an immersive story that will keep you engrossed. There are grand battles with flying demons, and a good working chemistry between Keanu Reeves and Rachal Weisz. Overall, you will walk away from Constantine having been entertained as well as glad you stepped into the fictional world of the "Hellblazer."
There are some weak spots to the film. Keanu Reeves was generally very convining, but had moments (especially when he was smoking cigarettes) where he seemed a little off. There were also some blatant inconsistancies that can leave the audience scratching their collective heads. For example: in the first 45 minutes of Constantine, John Constantine is continuously smoking cigarettes, and we are shown (quite often) the severity of his lung cancer. Then, for seemingly no reason, this character issue is forgotten. There is no hint of cigarettes or lung cancer until one of the last scenes.
Despite these odd defects, Constantine is worth viewing. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Comics to movies | Content
| This seems to be the new inspiration for movies, comics. Now i've read my share of comics, and though I have never read this one, it stays true to the basic ideal of all movies, entertain. It does give you what you want, action, horror, great digital effects, and even the age old classic brush with mortality, Heaven and Hell. Though i'm sure there could have been better candidates to play Constantine, Keanu still played a good banished from Heaven and damed to Hell, demon slaying anti-hero. With Rachel Weisz playing a good counter to Keanu, the generic cop that asks to many questions and ends up with the same basic curse that Keanu is facing, but Heaven is a little more welcoming to her. As I understand, hardcore fans of the Hellblazer series will most likely not be a fan of this movie, but if your looking for a good movie to watch when your feeling a little bored and could use a thrill or two, this is a good movie to look into. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Destroying a great comic book for the sake of Keanu Reeves. | Content
| Constantine is a very bad adaptation of the Comic book called Hellblazer and when I say bad, I do mean bad. It really desecrates what the comic book stood for and shows that Hollywood only cares about themselves, not the fans. Keanu Reeves literally gives the worse performance of his career in this film and most of the actors around him follow his path. Only Rachel Weisz and Djimon Hounsou gives good performances in this heap of junk because they at the very least tries their best with the very bad script that they had to work with while Keanu and the rest of the actors ham it up to the hill.
See it for their performances alone
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| Rating | | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | So What Do Movie Critics Know? | Content
| I do not care what the Critics say I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It did what it was suppose to do and that was to give entertainment in the form of escapism. It may not be Oscar material, but it is one I will enjoy watching again this week, next month or two years from now. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | Brilliant!!! | Content
| This film has everything in it:
Horror, action, great characters, some eye-candy (Rachel Weisz on top form), demons, angels, mad special effects, a deep plot that sucks you in the minute you look at the screen, and an overall intriquing idea for a movie.
Keanu plays the part of John Constantine, a thirty-something man who can see demons and angels. He commited suicied when he was a teen and went straight to hell - because it is a mortal sin. But then he came back and has worked for god, sending all the demons and "half-breeds" as he can back to hell. By doing this he hopes to get into heaven because he is doomed to die of lung-cancer.
Rachel Weisz can also see certain things, as did her institutionalised twin sister. Its when her sister commits suicide that Rachel meets with Keanu to see if she did in fact commit suicide.
I wont go any further with the plot, you will have to enjoy it yourself and rent out the movie.
I would recommend watching it twice at least. The plot is so deep I found it kind of overwhelming at times. The first time i saw the ending i didnt really understand what happened. But the 2nd tme round i saw the movie in all its glory and will definitely be watching it again.
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