Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 1.0
The perfect middle finger to the fans and creators of the comic book series
Disgraceful take on the classic horror comic book is a travesty of the highest order. I would love to meet the idiot who actually thought that Keanu Reeves was a great choice for the role of John Constantine, one of the most complex figures in modern pop literature. His bad performance is the perfect middle finger to the fans and creators of the comic book series who wanted a quality production of their favorite comic book character. The rest of the film is tailor made to give Keanu free reign to totally screw up with a script so badly written that you can see how embarrass some of the actors are in saying some of the dialog and a director who does not have a clue on how to stage a scene. The special effects are of low standard and the cinematography does not give off the right feel. The movie does have a few shining moments with Rachel Weisz giving this film more class and dignity than it deserved with a powerhouse performance that deserved a better film that this and Djimon Hounsou, who's game performance is a fitting tribute to the comic book character he is playing. I don't know why the movie trait so for a way from the comic because if they at least stay true to the comic's core, it would have been a great film but with the egos involved in Hollywood who think they know more than the fans or the creators of this comic do, we have this piece of garbage