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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... 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 (KEANU REEVES) was driven to take his own life to escape the tormenting clarity of his vision. But he failed. Resuscitated against his will, he found himself cast back into the land of the living. Now, marked as an attempted suicide with a temporary lease on life, he patrols the earthly border between heaven and hell, hoping in vain to earn his way to salvation by sending the devil's foot soldiers back to the depths. But Constantine is no saint. Disillusioned by the world around him and at odds with the one beyond, he's a hard-drinking, hard-living bitter hero who scorns the very idea of heroism. Constantine will fight to save your soul but he doesn't want your admiration or your thanks – and certainly not your sympathy. -- © Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale, Peter Stormare

Director: Francis Lawrence

Director: Francis Lawrence
Screenwriter: Kevin Brodbin, Frank Cappello
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan, Erwin Stoff, Akiva Goldsman
Composer: Brian Tyler, Klaus Badelt
Studio: Warner Bros.

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I spent the better half of Constantine wondering what in the Hellblazer was going on.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
02/24/05
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

This is by no means a perfect movie, but it’s stylish, eerie, and better acted than you might expect. It also has at least half a brain in its head.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/23/05
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

OK, the movie is too long and pretty silly, but it's also a good deal of fun.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
02/23/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

While the tone stays faithful to Alan Moore’s “Hellblazer” series, the film doesn’t really work because Reeves is the wrong guy to play the title character.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
02/23/05
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

An entertaining supernatural film noir.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/22/05
Greg Bellavia
Greg Bellavia
Film Threat

Slightly better than your run-of-the-mill late winter horror film.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/22/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

It's just so awful that the crew must have been snickering.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
02/22/05
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Unnecessarily complex in parts, Constantine still delivers a supernatural wallop, fueling a never-ending fascination with what lies beyond our world.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/22/05
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Beneath the rings of absurdity, there's a degree of seriousness.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/22/05
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

"Constantine" isn't a movie, per se; it's a stunt with eye-catching effects that work to lure in audiences, those who, after seeing this beauty, will be the real lost souls.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
02/22/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Without a perceptible heartbeat, none of it is of much consequence.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
02/21/05
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Keanu can do better than this.

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
02/21/05
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

If you’re willing to buy its premise, it’s a great ride.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
02/21/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

...painted in such broad strokes that potentially exciting context becomes little more than incessant hogwash.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
02/21/05
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Save yourself the cash on this one; it's too silly to be scary and too stupid to be watchable.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
02/20/05
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

Screenwriter Kevin Brodbin's script is quite wacky in parts,

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
02/20/05
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

Those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/20/05
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Constantine provides a novel twist on the typical comic book movie until it collapses under its own goofy logic

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
02/20/05
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

I especially enjoyed the great special effects as Constantine battles the demons. Be sure to stay through the end credits for a special scene.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
02/20/05
Vince Koehler
Vince Koehler
Entertainment Spectrum

A cut above the typical apocalyptic thrillers that rolled off the assembly line with regularity in 1999.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
02/20/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
 
 
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