why bother??

Rating: 4/10 (5 March 2005)

John Constantine (a supremely lackluster Keanu Reeves), is caught between a war with Heaven and Hell after the Spear of Destiny is found. Spear of Destiny and no Nazis to be found? Blashemy! How can a film be convoluted and dumbed down at the same time? But this film succeeds at just that. . If you read the comic "Hellblazer", DON'T go see this movie. It strips the character of John Constantine of pretty much everything that was cool about him in the first place and anyone would have made a better choice to play him than Keanu Reeves. That said, if you're a fan of Keanu (which I'm not) you'll fine this to be passable. For me it was more like "The Prophecy" than anything else. And the last scene is yet another proverbial gut-punch to any of the fans of the comic who actually sat through the whole thing.
My Grade: D+