the movie that could have been

Rating: 5/10 (11 March 2005)

I gave this movie a 5 for effort and took away 5 for everything it did wrong. For one thing, the plot is confusing and crap. Characters don't develop and seem to just come into the movie from nowhere. The villains are numerous and generally well acted but we never have any sense of exactly what or who constantine is fighting till the very end.
Keanu Reaves is terrible as always, and his performance in this movie and The Matrix will probably inspire a whole generation of uninspired lead actors whose best asset is mumbling comic relief one liners. A good lead actor playing as constantine may have saved this movie, but it's too bad they chose a horrible actor.