bluish-greenish color filters reminiscent of something... hmmm...

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2005)

For what it was trying to accomplish, I thought this movie was terrific. The few "you're trying too hard" lines - not from Keanu, mind you - worked well with the intentional tongue-in-cheek lines and Keanu giving the devil the finger even as he was being pulled into Heaven momentarily towards the end. The scenes in hell are great, the CG not overdone for such a film, the plot never fell apart, the role of Midnight - as the neutral character with a club where half-breeds go to turn water into wine for fun - was great, and the wooden Reeves was perfect... but then I was never a fan of this particular comic for those of you who think someone like James Marsters might been better for the role. Peter Stormare was a great Satan, too. Nice nod to Keanu's matrix fans with the bluish-greenish color filters - but it doesn't feel feel 'matrixy' (matrixesque?). I thoroughly enjoyed it considering the choices I had at the box office (my first chance to get to a movie in months). If you go, stay after the credits for a one-minute mediocre epilogue.