"Constantine" isn't about the people of the story and only uses the story as a reason to blow things up.
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08/07/05
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
US Box Office: $75,500,759
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
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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
simplified and predictable plot that uses every pseudo-religious cliche imaginable
07/26/05
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07/25/05
By every standard of good filmmaking, Constantine is a mess. Yet I did not find it one of those so-bad-it's-good affairs. I honestly enjoyed it.
07/12/05
Despite all the bad acting jokes made at poor Reeves’ expense, his slightly wooden, straightforward delivery has a powerful charm backing it.
06/28/05
Let's drop the bias and negativity and cut to the chase here: Reeves is good in this role.
06/15/05
Constantine isn't a good movie. But it's reasonably fun, and its silliness is its saving grace.
06/12/05
It just so happens that I always had a theory on how to visit hell, too: Sit in a chair and watch a Keanu Reeves movie.
05/06/05
Groovy, sexy, well-crafted adaptation with just the right casting to make it fly when it could have sunk.
04/21/05
..outside of some nice cinematography, Constantine has few of The Matrix’s virtues.
04/07/05
A grab bag of bits from the whole demons-and-angels spectrum.
04/05/05
Lawrence 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
I'd argue that Constantine could be watched with the scenes rearranged in any order and still make sense, like episodes of The Simpsons.
03/31/05
Despite the professionalism of its stars, Constantine is another rip-off of The Matrix, The Omen and a hundred other films, gussied up with 21st-century effects and attitude. It's a mess.
03/24/05
Sometimes dense and impenetrable, but it also contains an unusually thoughtful consideration of the difference between faith and belief.
03/20/05
The Matrix meets The Exorcist (with a little Chinatown thrown in for good measure) in Keanu Reeves's just-below-okay supernatural adventure.
03/14/05
[A] stylish and moody thriller that actually sort of works, despite everything that seems poised to go wrong with it.
03/13/05
Keanu Reeves surfs through his acting in this otherwise excellent demonic film noir.
03/12/05
O roteiro impede que Constantine faça jus ao interessante personagem-título.
03/11/05
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