It's sort of like The Matrix minus all the cool stuff.
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02/17/05
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
181 - 200 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
I don’t know about the rest of you clowns, but there’s something about the whole Heaven/Hell thing that, when it’s done really well, becomes incredibly captivating.
02/17/05
...one of this year’s cooler 'must-see' flicks for all lovers of the genre.
02/17/05
...an entertaining `Exorcist' for our computer-generated, action-movie age.
02/17/05
Lawrence is a skilled copycat, and his adeptness at creating a mood of otherworldly unease helps make up for his story’s familiarity.
02/17/05
[Constantine] has Tilda Swinton giving a marvelously androgynous turn as the angel Gabriel
02/17/05
Imagine if Bosch and Dante were 21st-century geeks and they collaborated on a graphic novel... Holy crap, but there’s some imagery here that will stalk your nightmares...
02/17/05
A riveting piece of suspense and action, and one of the strongest horror films in recent memory.
02/17/05
A moody mystery movie that moves from questions of faith to demon beat-downs to fatalist humor with the compelling, churning appeal of a hard-boiled B-movie ride.
02/17/05
A clever fantasy/horror noir with a dash of broad comedy, the big-screen adaptation of the "Hellblazer" comic books certainly has an original if loony vision.
02/17/05
Plagiarism of a Chris Walken film kills this endeavor.
02/17/05
The end explanation seems as reasonable and metaphysically valid as a Pokémon card battle. That's OK, though, because Constantine is all about look, sound and feel.
02/17/05
You'll either love it or hate it. I loved it.
02/17/05
... slow, silly and stupid but tolerable when funny.
02/16/05
Per usual for the genre, the cast is tops, the action contrived, the effects and design state of the art, and the writing strictly bottom feeding.
02/16/05
Reeves is back to his usual monotoned self...as a routine demon-slayer who plays second fiddle to expensive special effects.
02/16/05
Viscerally, I feel shut out of the fun.
02/16/05
The film resembles nothing so much as a punctured tire with a slow leak, letting all the air seep out until what's finally left is flat and fairly ineffectual.
02/16/05
An uneven amalgamation of the brilliant and the preposterous, Constantine left me by turns intrigued, confused, and wary.
02/15/05
The actor's black-on-white getup makes it plain that Constantine is one 'whoa' away from Neo-dom, and that Constantine likely represents the start of another Hollywood franchise with diminishing returns in its future.
02/15/05
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