Of course this is just my opinion...

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2005)

...as I realize that everyone has one, an opinion, that is. It seems that everyone is missing the point to this movie. I've read you all complain about everyone from Keanu's performance, to the plot having holes, to the way he smoked. Being a good reviewer' you need to be unbiased and non-judgemental either way; if truth be told and we wrote/directed/produced the movie ourselves it probably would've stunk even worse than you guys are making it out to be.
However. That aside. The point behind the smoking was to portray our weak human nature. How we accept that we're dying and weakness of our character to fight against that sometimes. Here we have our main character, John Constantine, feared demon-slayer & occult-expert extraordinair'. John see's things. Bad things. Demons. He acknowledges that a lot of them our within ourselves, every day, at every moment. Our own temptations damn us. At such as early age he commits suicides from being unable to 'deal with such knowledge.
Eventually throughout the course of his life he turns the tables. Demons fear him, with true fear and hatred. Demons, okay? Not some whining little pansies in a street corner gang. Battling the inner-demons while still KNOWING that one day, you're going to go to Hell itself for his own sins, being told by God Himself, hey dude', you're going to Hell. How would any of you react? You'd probably take up smoking and drinking while turning into a total recluse. All the meanwhile only being accepted in a small circle of friends who know you're not crazy. Exactly what happens to our hero, John Constantine.
A cross between "The Matrix" and "The Prophecy", this story brings into light a continuing battle between angels and demons with humans in between. Glancing, for a brief moment, over to John Carptener's "Vampire$". Two of the characters are getting drunk, probably already were, and talking about God and Vampires. They said they believed in Vampires, but they also know there's a God, however, 'We just don't understand Him.', they stated. The essence of being human. To fight evil while still questioning ourselves inside, asking ourselves if we're being "all that we can be". So as far as those of you go criticizing this film, are you really criticizing this film, or your own fright in looking within yourselves?
I've spoken my piece. For "God's Sake", it's a story. So like my title states, of course this is just my opinion, take it or leave it.