One of the best movies I've seen in a long time

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2005)

Just to let you all know, I'm not a comic book reader, and I've never even heard of hellblazer before this movie came out. So I'm not about to make any comparisons between the movie and the comic, and whine abt details that waren't 100% accurately portrayed on-screen like some geek who has no life.
This was a great movie, plain and simple. The effects were spectacular but not overdone like in Blade, where you're completely distracted by how awful the CGI looks. In Constantine, they used it well, and whatever CGI was used, served the story well.
Keanu was all right as well. I'm sick to death of pple who bash his acting skills. Look, I know he's not going to win any acting awards from this movie, but he's not that bad either. (Plus, he looks really hot in that shirt/tie and long black jacket. I'm not the only one either. The demon Balthazar and Lucifer could hardly keep their hands and tongues off Keanu in their scenes together.) Anyway, you won't be bored or left fidgeting in your seat because the movie starts off right in the middle of action, where a young girl is being possessed exorcist-style, and continues at a pretty even pace afterwards. There were some lagging moments but if you pay attention, those talky bits are quite important to the storyline and how it all unfolds in the end.
Don't listen to those people who bash this great movie outright. Watch the movie and decide for yourself. You won't regret it.