Constantine

Rating: 4/10 (2 March 2005)

Constantine, is based on the comic book Hellblazer by Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis. The film is about a man named John Constantine, who has been to Hell and back and can see demons running along the streets in the city. After his visions start to get to him John tries to commit suicide and dies for a few minutes but is reborn again. Finding out that it is a sin John, tries to rid the world of demons so he can earn his way into Heaven, because the doctors tell him that he will be dying soon due to his chain smoking. Meanwhile a detective named Angela Dodson, is investigating the strange death of her twin sister and goes to see John, because she thinks the death may have to do with the occult. Soon, John shows her his world of angels and demons and soon they have to fight humanity from evil. Constantine, has some need visual effects but that is about it. One of the big problems with this movie is that it is trying to cram so many plot ideas and situations into one movie and it just does not work and after awhile becomes muddled and confusing. The film is only two hours but it feels like forever. The film really started to drain me and for the last hour or so I kept yawning because of how bored I was and I just didn't care what was going to happen in this movie. Also near the end the film got so silly that it became laughably bad with some of the situations and dialogue. I've never read the comic book that Constantine, was based on but in my opinion it should have stayed a comic book and not a movie because we got some really good talent here that has been wasted.