An Entertaining 'Jumper' for the Religiously Inaccurate...

Rating: 7/10 (23 March 2005)

Constantine is not what i thought it was going to be: And my assumptions of such a movie would be an action-packed, rapid-paced, 'thinker' movie. Well, if you are (or were) expecting the same kind of viewing experience, allow me to dispel a few of those thoughts.
While watching this film, I was a bit surprised of how many horror techniques it used. Jump after jump of deafening noise, louder and more encompassing than the THX sound tests that blast through the start of some movies in and out of theaters. Reader, if you have not yet seen this movie and you DON'T like movies that make you jump, please do yourself a service and do not see Constantine.
For those of you that can take a few jumps and blasting noise here and there, I think you may be pleasantly entertained by this flick--IF you are not somewhat knowledgeable of the Christian doctrine and Christian history. However, for these readers that do know quite about about Christianity and its ins and outs, then you might not be so pleased with this film. Constantine is more of a horror flick than a religious thought-provoking movie.
If Christian historical inaccuracies lower your viewing pleasure, then I would think twice before seeing it. Then again, if you are looking for a movie that is visually rapid and rich at the expense of religious precision--Constantine is quite a find.
Bottom line: Constantine is a good jumpy-thriller movie, but thats about all it really is.