Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 3.0
Rachel Weisz makes the trip worthwhile!
Well, movies about angels and demons don't push my buttons. Lately, I haven't had too much patience with Keanu Reeve's work. But I was surprised to discover this movie was enjoyable.Best of all was Rachel Weisz. She is an underused actress working in films today. Which is a shame because she is fun to watch and very generous with her costars. Her role as a detective discovering a hidden talent and investigating her sister's murder was very believable.Reeves is a very reticent and private actor. Not many of his female costars break thru with him. Moss almost did in the Matrix films. But in this film, Keanu perks up and responds to Weisz whenever she enters the frame. They have fantastic chemistry and it was great watching the emerging relationship between their characters.Rachel Weisz brings out the best in Keanu Reeves and I hope that they work together again. If it has to be a Constantine sequel so be it. But a comedy would fit them both very well. Reeves has shown himself to be a deft comedian in the past. But he has been avoiding the genre. And Weisz lit up the whole Mummy franchise.The rest of the cast was fantastic also. Shia LaBeouf is turning into a very nice actor,Dijmon Hounsou is a blast as a witch doctor, Tilda Swinton is eerie as an angel gone mad and Peter Stormare just rocks as the Prince of Darkness. Also, will someone use Pruitt Taylor Vance in a good role already! I know his eye trick is fascinating but he is a great actor also.The special effects were wonderful and some of the scenes were quite beautiful.It was nice escapist fun.