Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 3.0
A hellish trip through a hellishly confusing movie.
Constantine is a movie that is suppose to make us a little bit wiser with all the spiritual logic thrown around but its the director who has a twisted logic on sprituality. It seems that the script was supposed to sound smart and supposed to make the audience understand everything that was going on but me and the others who watched this movie grasped nothing. When your pondering about whats going on storywise your hit with special effects or a battle scene or some explosion to detract from the convuluted story.The Plot-Constantine(Keanu reeves) is a tortured soul who after coming back to life from a suicide attempt when younger who now as an adult slays half-breed angels or demons who try to possess or influence people more than they should, and if they pass this barrier that is made He has to right to kill them.And in this movie Constantine develops lung cancer and feels he should go to heaven after all the demon killings he's done but is still marked for hell.(not confusing right? sure)But wait theres moreThere is an ancient sword that has something to do with satans son being released onto earth which has to something to do with the angel gabriel when has something to do with these two twins which one commits suicide.(I know i lost you, i'm lost too.)The Action-Now this is where the movie picks up some stars.I have to say this movie does have some very good special effects which we are shown Hell, demons, heaven and very cool demon death scenes.The Battles scenes between Constantine and demons are very good and C's Arsenal is very deadly from Crucifix shaped shotguns to holy water grenade's to flamethrowers and gold plated knuckles with crucifixes engraved, cool huh?The Negatives-Well if you haven't noticed---THE STORY!!!!!!this is one story that is HARD AS HELL-pun intended- to capture and follow and all that you understand is Constantine is just one big shallow complainer.From his rants of "I don't want to go to hell, i'm a freakin demon-slayer for christ's sake" to "my life sucks, i'm better off dead" Constantine is just one big crybaby and makes for one of the worst hero's ever caught on cinema.During the last scenes of the movie i wanted Constantine to die already and just be put out of his misery already because he was making me feel miserable.In Conclusion-Good special effects, nice action scenes don't make a movie great.Maybe if this movie was released in the 80's this could have passed off as good but it's not.Confusing story, miserable lead character, weak supporting cast(even though Shia labeouf was a little amusing)and weak ending make Constantine a Weekend Rental but not a buy.Dvd bonuses include 18 minutes of additional scenes and a alternative ending(Woop-de-frickin-doo)Pros+good special effects+good action scenesCons-Dull acting-Horrible Hero-Confusing Story-weak ending2.5 stars out of 5-rounded up to 3.The Opinionated One has Spoken