Dark Devilish Delight

Rating: 8/10 (14 February 2005)

Contains SPOILERS.
Reading through all the negative comments on this movie I feel called to share some of my opinions on this movie, which made me leave the theatre well-entertained to my own surprise. I am a hardcore drama lover who occasionally sees something else in the sphere of "having a good time" with my daughter. Well, I just loved all the black, sarcastic humor being cleverly tucked into the film. Reeves timing in this was perfect! And what about seeing a grown man sitting with his feet (shoes on) in a bowl of water staring into the eyes of cat on his lap in order to enter hell for a while. Hilarious!. The awkward things you have to do as a supernatural sleuth!! Reeves had no problem portraying the awkwardness and reluctance needed for the role. That's why I thought he was perfect for the part! Rachel Weisz was just great and convincing as the skeptical partner, who learned to ignore her own supernatural gifts and became a earthly hard fact finding policewoman. The other characters in the movie did not leave a lasting impression on me except for Tilda Swinton as the Angel Gabriel (mainly because of her gigantic wings and what's been left of it in the end). Their parts were too small and underdeveloped. Suppose the director Francis Lawrence with his music video history is used to focus/popularize only the leads while "the extra's" provide the background only. That's a pity. He made up for it by giving us fantastic visual images of hell. They made me shiver and sweat at the same time!!!! The end left me no doubt. It suggests that we are going to see more of Constantine in the future. Great! Hope it will have plenty more of devilish, dark humor to lighten the further portraying of the darker side of the here and there!