Constantine's Hellish Vision

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2005)

"Constantine" is the movie adaptation of Alan Moore's popular "Hellblazer" graphic novels. Keanu Reeves stars in the title role, a Los Angeles detective who specializes in the supernatural. John Constantine is dying of lung cancer, and tries to secure his place in Heaven by dispatching demons to Hell. The story is fascinating with its discussion of angels, demons and their half-human spawn on Earth. The visuals are striking with its bleak depiction of Hell. But some of the sights aren't so pretty, such as the half-decapitated demons. Some fans of the comic might bristle at the differences in the movie from the original material, such as Constantine being American instead of British. But however you feel about the comic, the movie is worth seeing.