Not bad at all.

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2005)

When I heard that Keanu's follow up on the Matrix was to be this movie, based on the popular underground comic by DC comics I was way skeptical.
But alas, after seeing it, I have to say that I am immensely impressed by this movie.
To be fair, it is definitely no Hellboy, its visual style lacks the sheer power of Guilermo del Toro, but for once, Keanu's under-performance actually works, especially for his character's "devil-may-care" attitude, and where Hellboy is a cigar chomper, John Constantine is a chain smoker with lung cancer.
It is certainly not the usual riff-raff comic crap like Elektra or Catwoman, and to be honestly clear...if I did not know John Constantine to be from the Hellblazer comic series I would have thought this to be just yet another ultra stylized action horror.
Okay what made the movie for me...
Keanu Reeves...in yet another unusual role, a character thats more human than human...
Gavin Rossdale...in his debut role as a demon, with the appearance of a upper-class guppy. He was a show stealer in his scenes and I kind off wished that I could have seen more of him.
that "Stormare" guy from Fargo... as the Devil. Now kids, that was one hell of a show stealer, and the way he portrayed the devil was funny and yet very scary.
all and all, the SFX, the monster designs, the sets and acting...everything worked well and it was one entertaining...scary but entertaining piece.