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An ordinary man with an extraordinary gift must save the planet from evil in this action-packed fantasy. Unknown to most people, the world is crowded with spirits both good and evil who walk among us in human guise. One of the few who can see these spirits is John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), but the responsibility of his vision is more than he can stand, and he tries to kill himself. Saved from death, Constantine must now atone for his actions by acting as a guardian in the middle ground between Paradise and Hell. Constantine also makes the acquaintance of Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz), a police detective who becomes aware of his unusual gift while looking into the death of her sister; he leads her into the unknown world of the spirits and soon circumstances demand that they join forces in a desperate bid to save humanity from evil. Constantine also features Tilda Swinton, Peter Stormare, and Gavin Rossdale, the latter best known as the lead singer of the rock group Bush. Michelle Monaghan (Made of Honor) was originally in the film (cast as a half-breed demon) but director Francis Lawrence cut her scenes. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| A Diest's Paradise!
by vitallia
July 14, 2006 - 12:27 PM PDT
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| I really enjoyed this film. I haven't seen all the Prophecy movies yet but I saw similiraties with the theological premise of both films that are very Diestic among other things. These are not my convictions but I can certainly appreciate when an artist can clearly communicate their convictions or philosophies creatively. |
| And God said, "Let there be dreck." And there was...
by dropjohnson
August 19, 2005 - 3:31 PM PDT
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An Open Letter to Hollywood:
Please Hollywood, stop presenting me Keanu Reeves as the personal savior to all of humanity. Oh I know we all laughed permissively when he stopped that explosive clad dolphin in Johhny Mnemonic (...or did he save us from Dolph Lundgren? Does Anyone actually remember? If they do remember, do they wish that they didn't?), wondered why we had ever talked ourselves into viewing Chain Reaction in the first place, swallowed hard and begrudgingly accepted him as a messianic figure in Matrix 1, and laughed incredulously, but watched nevertheless, at his ascension to full-fledged Second Coming o' Jesus status in the subsequent Matrix sequels. And it's just enough already! For crap's sake, it was difficult enough to fathom him saving that busload full of annoying people (especially Sandra Bullock) in Speed. And really if Keanu is so consistantly our only hope, is humanity not then beyond redemption? Mr. Reeves was born to play Ted "Theodore" Logan and retire from cinema to assistant manage the Tower Records in Redondo Beach. And yet next spring we will have to swallow our collective pride once again if we want to see A Scanner Darkly (after what he did to the work of William Gibson one might be disinclined to cast him in an adaption of Phillip K. Dick). So seriously, stop. Now. Really. Point taken. You can cast anyone you want and we can't really stop you. Unless... well, we could just stop going to see the shit you jam into the multiplexes. We could always do that. In fact, some of us already have. Year by year the amount of people willing to pay exorbitant admission prices for the movies has fallen, and this trend will continue. And in the end, you will have no one to blame aside from yourselves and Keanu Reeves.
Sincerely,
An exponentially growing chunk of the moviegoing populace.
ps And don't think that we aren't on to you in your efforts to groom Keanu Reeves II in the likes of Paul Walker.
A few thoughts on Constantine:
Rachel Weisz... why? Couldn't you find a lump of driftwood? A little pancake makeup and no one would have been the wiser.
Way to waste good actors like Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Peter Stomare by relegating them to about three-and-a-half minutes of screen time each.
Hell looked a lot like Pheonix, Arizona, only windier.
Way to waste an above average job on CGI effects by making the demons look like sweatshop knockoffs of every other demon from every other demon-related movie ever made.
A quick suggestion for the Mexican guy who found the Spear of Destiny: Next time don't walk all of the way across Mexico and halfway across California before you carjack somebody. Just commit to evil with both feet in the pool. The movie would have been over a good half-hour sooner had you used a modicum of forethought.
Apparently the Spear of Destiny makes you a scourge to cattle, but does not make you any smarter.
Being a chain smoker is not characterization, it is a single trait in need of much more embellishment.
Never have I seen a movie about redemption with a more trite message regarding redemption.
Never have I seen any movie on any subject with a more trite message regarding redemption.
Exorcised demons can be rather easily trapped and disposed of by holding a large mirror over the posessed and then shattering said mirror. It's fun and simple and you kids can try it at home. Finding someone posessed by a demon may be a bit tricky but I can guaruntee you this will be more exciting than watching Constantine. |
| Great ideas not given enough to blossom.
by TnJWilson
July 26, 2005 - 2:59 PM PDT
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0 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| For visual effects alone, this is a very good movie. For story idea, this is a good movie. But it's never alowed to blossom. And although we are given many facts about the characters, little more is done to develop an actual bond between the character and the viewer. In the end, you're left not really caring if Satan's son takes over the world or not. |
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