Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 4.0
Not for Joe Six-Pack or Grandma
I think most people that saw this movie had certain expectations. If you were a hardcore fan of Hellblazer, the comic series the film was based upon, you were likely unable to get over the relocation to Los Angeles, an American John Constantine, and well, Keanu. If you thought this was a horror flick, you weren't happy either. Why anyone would think this was a horror film, I don't know, but apparently that was not an uncommon belief.As an thinking-man's action film, Constantine hits pretty close to the mark. It's got good action. It demands some thought from the audience. If you let it, you will be asking questions of yourself and your faith (perhaps that's why some people disliked it so much?). And as much as I hate to say it, even Keanu does a pretty good turn here. He's no Lawrence Olivier (sp?), but he doesn't distract from the action.This isn't The Matrix in Hell. The character is different. The plot is different. Can we let that rest?All in all, a pretty good movie. It may not achieve greatness (like Bladerunner for example), but it's far from Battlefield Earth.