What can I say?

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2005)

I thought it was (as a movie) amazing! I must warn all that I am not a fan of the Comic (because I've never read any of it), but as a movie I thought that the acting, though at times stale, was pretty good. My only complaint was against Rachel Weisz. I felt that for the character she portrays in the film she needed a lot of work. Keanu Reeves' style was, as always, Keanu Reeves' style, and I thought he did a beautiful job at being a demon hunter (or whatever that job title is). I think that the title role was given to a talented, competent actor who captured a complex character without making me annoyed. Shia LeBeouf was the perfect idolizing side-kick. I should point out Peter Stormare as Satan worked excellently with such a limited role. He makes a very swift entry and exit but does so with such a seduction that gives the impact that Lucifer himself needs. Tilda Swinton as Gabriel needs a little getting used to but gives a sexual ambiguity to her part which is completely necessary, in addition to which, she made it look easy.
As for the story line: I personally liked it. I felt it was funny (okay, fine, so I thought A lot of the movie was funny) in the right places, quick in the right places, slow in the right places. There are several different struggles within the film which the different characters deal with and I felt that each was executed and resolved wonderfully. Like I said, I only had one complaint against this movie, otherwise I would've given it a ten.