Contradictions

Rating: 4/10 (18 July 2005)

This was a hard one... First of all I like the Hellblaizer comics and the character of Constantine. I am not "the number One fan", but still. I like the world he lives in and the rules that inhabit that world. In my opinion this movie at times captured the spirit of John Constantine, but just simply because Keanu Reeves has non-existing acting skill, this movie in general sucked. I mean he can't even cough convincingly! The rest of the cast was good: Stormare and Swinton were great. But Keanu...he gives me a headache. Also the script was not were well constructed. It main goal seemed to be the use of special effects. Like all the Hollywood movies today. Constantine ( the movie, not the actor portraying him ) had some really good moments, but unfortunately it also had more of the down moments. A good try, but falls flat.