Go and see it you might be surprised

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2005)

I enjoy watching films based on comic books (it is my hope that someone will take on the challenge of bringing either Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series or it's "spin off" Death to the big screen one day) because, I think, they generally make stronger entertainment. I went to see Constantine expecting to be disappointed largely because of the mediocre reviews I'd seen for it and was pleasantly surprised. I found the story generally very good, I liked the idea, the clever characterisation and above all the excellent CGI with its accompanying graphics and artwork which helped to give the film atmosphere. I think if you are a fan of this Genre or of Constantine's star you would not be disappointed in it and I look forward to being able to buy a 2 Disc DVD with the extras when it's available (hopefully there will be a feature on the original comic series on the second disc) and if we are really lucky, a sequel.