Other comment is just a Keanu hater

Rating: 5/10 (5 July 2005)

The comment above must have written by someone who wrote a bad review simply out of spite towards Keanu Reeves.
There are parts that could be better and more sensible, but I don't think we have to exaggerate to weigh out the good parts. But if you follow the movie, instead of hating, it is easily understandable.
Now for the actors- Keanu Reeves does a great job of bringing pain to the character, sarcasm, and human-like qualities. When does Constantine NOT believe in himself? What's up with praising Rachel Weisz? She isn't a bad actress- but this isn't her greatest role. There's hardly any emotion- she seems to much like the cop we always see in movies. There's nothing outstanding about her.
And Djimon Hounsou, I will finally agree, does a good job. He's a great character - sleek, but humane. He brings real characteristics.
I think people get too uptight about movies- and 'Constantine' isn't one of those dramas that either move you emotionally, or move you off the couch to change the DVD. This is more of a sit back and have a good time, but it definitely makes you bite your nails at times.
The plot is original : Constantine's going to hell even though he's been trying to buy his way back. Along the way he meets Angela Dodson, a detective who's sister committed suicide- but she believes only something else unworldly could convince or make Isabel kill herself. From there the plot takes off, and they realize Satan is planning some earth-domination thing with HIS only son. It took me a time or two watching to understand that demon-baby thing coming out of Rachel Weisz (Angela)'s stomach is Satan's son, Mamma. Of course the plot is thicker, but that's a brief. It brings amazing effects- the beginning scene with Constantine performing some kind of excorism is amazing to watch, and the sarcasm and jokes Constantine gives are funny and delivered greatly by Keanu. Like when he succeeds in the exorcism, he flips off the demon and says, "For your boss" and other lines like that are kind of a relief.
Almost everyone's favorite effect though is the tub scene- where Angela wants to cross over to hell to see the demons her sister saw. Well, she climbs in, and once she's crossed over and come back, the water burst out of the tub, she falls out, and the force breaks the tub.
The movie really is amazing if you can get past some faults, which really all movies contain, it'll entertain if you let it. Let's have an open-mind people!! P.S. I will warn you, the first time you see the end is excruciating to watch- you might not know why they say some thing and it'll seem slow but I've seen it a few times, it got better.