A fair mainstream adaptation of a very dark graphic novel series

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2006)

Keanu would never have been my first choice even for a young John Constantine, though he did a decent enough job of it. That matter aside this was a fairly decent film version of the graphic novel.
The inclusion of Garth Ennis as a writer on the project may have been its only saving grace for all this reviewer can see. Ennis is a well known writer among the whiskey and cigarettes comics crowd. His work on the Hellblazer series was excellent and one only hopes that we can see some work done toward making "Preacher" into a series of Motion Pictures or perhaps a cable series.
Without any fore-knowledge of the comics the movie works as one in a long series of what used to be called B movies. Personally I am a big fan of the B movie.
Rachel Weisz makes a welcome addition to any movie and this was no exception. Coincidently she also played in a classic pair of B's, "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns".
If you think you might enjoy a modern remake of a classic theme, i.e. "what to do when the Devil owns your marker" with an attractive cast and some cool special effects I would recommend this film. Don't expect a sequel any time soon though.