Well done.

Rating: 9/10 (25 February 2005)

A well done movie. It was exactly what I was expecting: a cool supernatural-hero movie with a film noir feel. Reeves did a good job at playing a character most don't seem to do right.
The movie is based on a comic-book called Hellblazer I believe. I have not read the comic, but I have heard about it. As far as I can tell, this is a LOOSE translation (which would make sense why they changed the name) of the comic books, but a well done movie in it's own right. Unfortunately, with only a 2 hour running time, and a lot of material to cover, most of the supporting characters feel thin and placed for the convienience of the main characters. If you look closely however, those supporting character do have a good amount of depth in what little screen time they receive. A good year 2005 start in my humble opinion.
P.S. Of course the movie is cheesy. Hell, Star Wars is cheesy, Indiana Jones is Cheesy, James Bond is cheesy, E.T. is super cheesy. Who cares if it's cheesy; this movie was well made, well acted, good looking, and cool (if a tad thin on plot details).