Review: Constantine

Posted by: Tom Milroy  •  February 18, 2005 @ 11:59am

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Is it just me, or is Keanu Reeves getting more and more like Clint Eastwood? Like Clint, he's a likable guy, but he never says much and when he does talk, it's never much more than a whisper.

John Constantine is a tormented soul who performs exorcisms, investigates things that are not normal, and has lung cancer but has no chance of getting into heaven (maybe because he chain smokes). Rachel Weisz plays Angela Dodson. Her twin sister committed suicide, but Angela thinks she was murdered and wants Constantine's help.

Without getting into too much of the story, Constantine gets to meet Satan and he looks just like that guy in Fargo. "Where is the pancakes house?" You remember, Steve Buscemi's partner in crime: Peter Stormare plays lucifer and he looks good in a white suit. Gavin Rossdale (Gwen Stefani's husband) has a small role as Balthazar, who looks rather natty in an expensive suit.

Reeves has said he can see Constantine becoming a series like the Matrix movies. That could happen, but after meeting the prince of darkness, where does the story go?

The movie is directed by first-timer Francis Lawrence, who has directed music videos for Britney Spears, Will Smith, Sarah McLachlan, and Aerosmith.