'End of the World' movie with a different twist!

Rating: 10/10 (30 August 2005)

Given the fact that I haven't ever read the comic book, or even knew of the comic book, watching this movie, I found it to be very good and with an excellent script and cast. I didn't get 'lost' because I didn't know how the comic book goes - or anything of the sort. The script goes through a story which is easy to follow and understand. I can understand being upset at a bad following of a comic book, ( for example what happened with the 'X-Men' movies I believe were horrible movie attempts in relation to the comics ), so I can relate and understand viewer's comments to that fact. Still, looking at this movie from a point of view as 'the only thing I have ever seen about this, it's characters, and story,' I thought it was very well done.
The movie is a sort of 'end of the world' ( or the beginning of the end ), where demons from Hell are trying to enter this plane of existence and rule on earth. Being the point that they cannot enter this plane, we are presented with 'half-breeds,' half demons/humans, and half angel/humans, whom can enter, and though they cannot directly interfere with humans, can influence us to make the wrong, or right choices. The Devil's son, Mammon, wants to rule on earth, this plane, ( Hell on earth ), and the half breed angel 'Gabriel' is trying to help him to accomplish just that with the finding of 'The spear of Destiny.' ( I did find it 'strange' that both the movies from 'The Prophecy' and this one use Gabriel ).
Constantine is a great seer, whom after treated as insane as a youth, which eventually leads him to suicide, grows up to be a master exorcist and knows all related with the Bible and Occult in his battle, and keeping of, the balance between both good and evil - Whilst trying to do these things hoping to 'buy his way back into Heaven' for the life he took - his own, and evade his sentence to Hell.
Twists and great graphics make this movie a must see. ( Though some people thought it was lame, or that the comic book is better, give it a chance - it may surprise you ). The title represents what this movie is about, 'John Constantine', his life, and what he goes through to the movies present time and situation.