Not an original concept, but well done, even Keanu showed some life.

Rating: 7/10 (26 February 2005)

Fans of comic book lore might have seen this release coming and based on Keanu's "style" of acting and the character from the comic books itself, could have guessed his casting for this movie as well. After all, it's the same production company(Warner Bros./Village) that already has models of Keanu from the Matrix to use in the CG scenes. I don't know where you critics get the idea that the effects are bad, demons are represented in ghoulish detail and the visions of Heaven and Hell are sights to behold, if nothing else gives you a kick from this flick, the effects will. Now onto Keanu, who gave his most vigorating performance since "Speed". The scene where he reads Gavin Rossdale's character's last rites is a sight to behold coming from a somewhat bland actor. (Whether his absentmindedness facilitated the role of "The One" in the Matrix or not is questionable, but changing the lead character between installments in a trilogy is frankly, terrible for the movie's overall success,(Speed 2) the Wachowski brothers didn't have many options and this seems to be the case with "Constantine.") I know I'm not with the crowd on this one, but the movie is a solid action/thriller held together by Rachel's highly involved performance. Maybe Keanu learned a few things from her along the way...
P.S. The devil being represented as a tattooed man in a scruffy white suit was an excellent choice by the writers.