Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 1.0
Walk away, other than Weisz's great performance, there is nothing to see here.
Very boring horror movie that has Keanu Reeves playing a Sam Spade like occult investigator who helps a police officer in death of her twin sister. The story sounds simple enough but it get convoluted in all the supernatural happening that is going on and the screenplay really does not bother to explain itself in those occurrences. The special effects are good but some of them are repetitive and some visuals are not that well done. The acting is decent for a movie of this kind with Rachel Weisz proving once again to be one of the most versatile and talented actresses of her generation. Her performance is actually too good for this film because it demands a better showcase than this film. Her character is strong enough to hold this film by herself but with the inconsistent writing that is in the screenplay, she is reduced to carrying Keanu on her shoulders while he is trying to figure out on which film he's in. Which leads to the film's biggest problem and that is Keanu Reeves himself. He's miscast in the role of John Constantine and a better actor would have been able to show more of his sides than Keanu was able to do. Keanu just comes a cross as a jerk and that would have been alright if he at least showed some humanity but Keanu can't balance that out and he just comes across really bad. A better actor would have done more but with Keanu, you really can't expect much and you don't get anything here. That hurts the creditability that this movie had for the main character and it hurts the way you see the movie as a whole. The direction lacks focus and some scenes don't hold well with the whole film.Worth a rental for Rachel Weisz's great performance and some of the special effects but not worth owning