While lacking the richness of its source material, it remains an enjoyable, immoral and sometimes beautifully Gothic tale.
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04/01/06
Constantine (2005)
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Reviews Counted:207
Fresh:94
Rotten:113
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Despite solid production values and an intriguing premise, Constantine lacks the focus of another spiritual shoot-em-up, The Matrix.
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: John Constantine has been to hell and back. Born with a gift he didn't want, the ability to clearly recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human skin, Constantine... [More]
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton
Director: Francis Lawrence
Reviews for Constantine
1 - 20 (sorted by fresh rating; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt's just sad that a movie ostensibly based on a frequently intelligent comic book should end up a no-brainer.
08/22/08
Top CriticLawrence directs with energy, humour and an amusing eye for bizarre details - such as the fact that Hell can be accessed via the judicious use of a cat and a puddle.
04/02/05
Sometimes dense and impenetrable, but it also contains an unusually thoughtful consideration of the difference between faith and belief.
03/20/05
Entirely beyond redemption.
06/24/06
Top CriticConstantine's incoherent plotting ruins the comicbook's frazzled, hard-bitten edge.
03/08/05
Top CriticA grab bag of bits from the whole demons-and-angels spectrum.
04/05/05
A stylish energy sustains this film even when it begins to drift into draggy incoherence.
02/27/05
The movie pulls no punches when it comes to biblical prophecy, black comedy and artistic visuals. And that's totally killer.
02/18/05
Top Critic...a stand-alone, rapturous good time—craftily and accurately captures the straight-faced camp, wry wit and episodic structure of its source material.
02/18/05
Se queda en algún punto intermedio, un purgatorio de las cintas que no pueden ir al Infierno pero que, lo siento por la inversión, tampoco se ganan el Cielo.
02/24/05
Constantine is no Hellblazer, but if you can get past that, it's a fun little film worth the price of admission.
02/19/05
Keanu Reeves is -- let me just get this off my chest -- very good.
02/19/05
Once you let yourself fall into its rising hellfire, you'll get caught up in its thrilling storyline, ominous ambiance, and wild and weird action sequences
02/14/05
Keanu Reeves surfs through his acting in this otherwise excellent demonic film noir.
03/12/05
Let's drop the bias and negativity and cut to the chase here: Reeves is good in this role.
06/15/05
Constantine does generate some mid-level amusement and F/X interest in the epic battle it's based on, but has very little to show for it once the final credits role.
07/29/05
Occult detective John Constantine (Reeves) has seen it all and responds to the most hideous threat with a puff on his cigarette and a self-assured leap into the abyss.
02/17/05
If its dark-heartedness is sometimes counterfeit, Constantine still scores courtesy of its convincing comic book milieu.
02/17/05
Keanu Reeves is a chain-smoking, tough-talking, and ***-kicking Exorcist, taking out the demonic trash like a hybrid of Father Karras and Mike Hammer
03/03/05
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