overall very good action movie in the Gothic category

Rating: 7/10 (12 April 2005)

I have to say i've never read much of hellblazer, but the movie in itself was rather entertaining. demons, exorcisms, Satan, angels..cool. one of the only movies i actually liked a lot with keanu reeves in it, could've been better cast, but when is he in something that could NOT have been better cast... the only fear i have is that fans of hellblazer were as disappointed with him as constantine as i was when they stuck him playing john harker in Dracula, utterly gut-wrenching to someone as big of a fan of the classic novel as i am. tho i do hate him i thought he played the role fairly well (even tho i kept waiting for him to say "dude, it's Satan") i know i've been let down by movies destroying some of my most beloved comics, books, and video games (resident evil..Christ)so i do apologize to those hellblazer fans, but for a layman to the comics such as me, i thought this movie was a very good watch.