Fairly good movie

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2005)

Constantine (2005) Going into this movie I had no idea what to expect. I had no background info, no plot briefing of any kind, in fact all I knew was it was based on a popular comic book and that Keanu Reeves was in it. So, seeing as nothing decent was on, Constantine seemed to be a pretty comfortable choice to settle on. And I was right in doing so.
First off, the movie is set in what seems to be modern day times and is based around the main Character of John Constantine. Now, at first the movie seems a bit bland, and mediocre... looking to fall into many traps of Religious movie clichés (see Blade Trinity). Although, as the story progresses, the characters begin to form and the plot thickens, the whole world of Constantine becomes enrapturing and the story ceases to get boring.
Now I have been reading many other reviews of this movie and it seems Keanu is getting quite a bad reaction. Now, I won't be the first to admit that his acting skills aren't among the greatest in Hollywood at the moment but think I will be among the few in saying that I believe he did well in this movie. Now, seeing as I have never read the actual comic book, I will never know if he did in fact do the part of Constantine any justice, but with that said, I remain confident in my belief that Keanu is slowly getting somewhere with his acting talent. As for the other actors, although many of them didn't receive the time to truly focus deeply on each of their characters, the acting on the whole was great.
The only downfall of this movie for me was the overall depth. I believe it could have went much further into the history of the Spear of Destiny (could have been placed at the beginning of the movie after the brief WWII note) and maybe even have took time to demonstrate the facts of what was going on. I would have also like to have seen further character and sub-plot development. Other than that, I will conclude in saying that it seems you will either love or hate this film. I myself found the movie a great escape from realty for 2 hours and advise you go see it in your spare time... but don't rush yourself.
Rating: 7/10