Very good, could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (21 February 2005)

I thought this movie was very good. The constant close-up face shots of the characters often made me uneasy, but always kept me in suspense. The fleeting moments of humor couldn't have been timed more perfectly in a movie like this.
Though the film has heavy catholic undertones, you don't need to be a scholar of the religion to understand what is going on. The script does a good job of being a sort of "Cliff's Notes" on catholicism. But if you are catholic, or are at least familiar with the religion, you will probably have a better understanding of the film compared to those that aren't.
Keanu's acting was hard to digest at times. He simply does not play a good bad-ass. A smart-ass maybe, but not a bad-ass. This goes back to my mention of the humor. Keanu has a few quips in the film, and it was these times that I found his acting to be the most believable. It was cool to see Keanu with a quick-witted rudeness.
Rachel's acting was superb, as always. She is an excellent actress and really knows how to pull off a character. Though I found it hard to attach myself to her character. I wish they would have given more of a background on her earlier in the film. She's just sort of thrown into the story without any real explanation on who she is. This made it hard to feel scared for her when she was in danger.
Constantine is definitely worth seeing. It's a great film to see with a large group of friends, I wouldn't recommend it as a date movie.