Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 4.0
Preconceived notions aside...
I read the reviews at Amazon before seeing the movie and then decided to read some more afterwards. From what I can tell several people didn't actually pay any attention to the movie, they just wanted enough information so that they could bash Keanu Reeves and complain.I found the movie facinating and liked the real ending at the end of the credits and the ironic ending for Constantine as well. I think that Keanu Reeves pulled off a complex character well and with his own style. If you don't like Keanu Reeves and his acting style, then you won't like his portrayl of Constantine and you probably didn't like most of his movies.The rest of the acting was also good. Rachel Weisz has been getting a lot of good press in the reviews, but her character comparatively was not very difficult to pull off. Ultimately it is not that difficult to play a cop investigating her sister's death and reacting to the bizarre things that happen around her.Several of the smaller roles were performed excellently. Satan was great with his cool, slightly 1920's gangster flair, the priest who heard voices, the halfling Gabriel, Chaz Kramer, Papa Midnight also did wonderful jobs with their peripheral roles.Since I was not expecting this movie to conform to a comic book or the bible, I was not disappointed when it it did not. I could forgive them for making Gabriel a halfling angel instead of a straight angel. In addition, anyone that has watched any of the comic book to movie transitions should not be surprised that the movie did not meet their preconceived notions of who, what and how Constantine should be.