The Plot:
John Constantine is gifted (cursed?) with the ability to see half-angles and half-demons that reside on Earth. Due to the horror of his situation, he kills himself at 15. He goes to Hell for 2 minutes before being resuscitated. After this, he become obsessed with the supernatural and the occult. He dedicates his life to sending half-demons back to Hell to avoid his fate of going to Hell, hastened by his being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
The Good Stuff:
Keanu Reeves surprised me with this. He didn't really have more energy, but his intensity and depth were certainly an improvement from the Matrix. The special effects were stunning, as was to be expected. The storyline was pretty cool too. I certainly didn't expect the ending. Tilda Swinton was excellent at Gabriel
The Bad Stuff:
The confrontations between Reeves and Djimon Hounsou's Papa Midnite were pretty ridiculous. Shia LeBouf also pissed me off a little. Other than that, some little inconsequential things here and there.
Was it Worth My Time?:
I do believe so myself, I enjoyed it very much
The Rating:
8.5/10 If you're a sci-fi fan, go see it
Soth, have you read any of the comics that the movie is based on?
From what I know the character has been altered a lot for this film-
his look, his national origin, etc.
So I read. They didn' t believe Reeves could portray a convincing Brit, hence the decision to make John Constantine an American.
Anyhow, I definitely want to see this movie.
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Wow, I expected another Riddick-esqe piece of crap that relies completely on CGI. I was very impressed. Although I still didn't like the scene in hell. It doesn't look like he is actually there. I hate when you can tell that they are dubbed in to a whole background.
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great film. you know how it is with music video directors...they are always on the verge for new ideas when it comes to visual effects, and anything that creates eye candy. That's what seperates a decent so-so video, with a "wow, I wanna see that again" kinda video. That's the impression I got with Francis and this film...
by the way, when it did come to the point of Papa Midnight, I can't really point out what he's trying to say. I can follow the storyline of the movie, until it comes to his part, when he diverges some information and makes it somewhat more complicated.
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Yeah, the ending was a little hard to follow, but I read the novel afterwards and it made everything a lot clearer. Looks like a sequel is almost for sure now.
awesome film. too bad some assh*le talked through the whole f*cking movie. i just wanted to jump his ass. but he was old... and kinda intoxicated... at 4 in the afternoon.
anyways... i expected more of a horror genre but i was quite surprised on the amount of action and philisophy in it. it seems like heaven doesn't like playing by the rules either. there's always a f*cking loophole. go see it.
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At first, I thought the movie's storyline was gunna be all complicated and of the sort. But it was actually alright...I understood most of the concepts in the movie
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Constantine: Review
If you're a sci-fi fan, go see it
Feb 21st, 2005 05:00 AM
