Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 1.0
Decent performances aside, this is not a very good movie.
Terrible supernatural thriller that has Keanu Reeves of all people playing a occult detective trying to figure out a supernatural conspiracy against the world of men. The movie lacks for starters a script that makes some kind of sense and it's riddled with such bad dialog that you can't even believe your ears at certain parts of the film. The other problem is Keanu Reeves, who is just the wrong guy to play a role like this. He comes across more like he's constipated than a brooding P.I. who dabbles with the occult. The movie falls on his shoulders and it falls off the map of credibility because of it. Other than Keanu's attempt at drama, the acting is decent for what it is and that because of the efforts of a few actors who are trying to keep a strait face while speaking the bad dialog from the script. First and foremost is the performance of Rachel Weisz, which give this film more class and substance than the script dares to give it. To say that her performance is much better than the film itself is an understatement because it's much more than the film even inspires to be. She's so good in fact that you actually do feel sorry for her for even being in it in the first place. The second great performance belongs to Djmon Hounsou, who does wonders with his role, even though it more of an bit role than a central one. He deserved more respect than this but unfortunately he does not get it in this film. Tilda Swinton also does well with her part but unfortunately for her, her role literally give this movie the biggest plot hole of all. A plot hole big enough for it to kill the last act of the film.Maybe under a better director who know what he was doing and better script that had a story to tell, this could have been a better movie, unfortunately after this debacle, we will never know.