Mostly an incomprehensible mess, but special effects were great.

Rating: 2/10 (6 March 2005)

What is with all the reviewers being enamored by Rachel Weisz? She was almost as horrible an actor as Keanu Reeves was in this film. What did she do in this film that was so spectacular? I'm mystified as to why viewers thought she was so great. She was terrible.
I really liked the first hour or so of this movie. The action was good and the story engaging. It was really quite a good thriller up to that point. However, the suspense falls apart after the first hour of the movie. After the first hour, the plot line does so many twists and turns, you have no idea what is going on. It really is never explained at the end.
I was relieved that one of the reviewers explained that Satan removed the "cancer" from Constantine's lungs at the end. I could never figure that scene out because it was never explained. I could never figure out who the Mexican guy was and how he fit into the plot. Who was Gabriel, and how did she figure into the plot? None of this was explained at the end. What a stupid ending!!! The dialog was actually FUNNY. People have said this was unintentional. I'm not so sure. I think it was probably quite intentionally funny, but it didn't do anything to add to this film.
I take issue, however, with those reviewers who have said the special effects were lame. Visually, the special effects in this movie were stunning!! (If you want to see cheesy special effects, watch The Mummy movies). I was quite impressed with the sets (especially the one near the beginning when Angela and Constantine were in the street and the lights all started to flicker and go out. That was a great scene.) The special effects in this movie deserve an "A".