Product: Constantine [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 1.0
Really, really bad.
I saw the Keanu Reeves supernatural horror film called Constantine last night up here in downtown Manhattan. To get to the point very quickly, the movie was a letdown. It tries to be a mixture of horror, suspends and action but it just ends up very uneven in it's narrative and you just lose patience with it after while. Keanu Reeves is simply miscast in the lead role and he turns in a very tired and lackluster performance that does drag the movie down a lot. The character he plays is also a problem because he's such a whiney jerk and you just really can't stand him at all. You are left wondering on why he's even in the film in the first place because he character really adds nothing to the story other than the stereo typical climax where he flexes his muscles in order to fight the bad guys. The rest of the characters in the film don't fair any better with the exception of Rachel Weisz, who manages to turn in a great performance despite having Keanu Reeves making a fool out of himself right next to her. She gives this movie a real sense of earthy realism and unnecessary creditability with a performance that deserved a better movie. Djmon Hounsou is decent in a glorified cameo that really does not use his talents to it's full potential and Shia LaBeouf is doing his lame slapstick to the hill. I do have to say that the special effects were pretty good and the hell dimension had it's charm but nether of them can compensate for a bad script that not only has some really bad dialog that makes some of the scenes in the film unintentional funny but has a plot development that makes no sense what so ever and has noting to do with the story as a whole. The movie has it's good points, which is the performance of Rachel Weisz and the stunning special effects but the bad far out weight the good with a tired performance by Keanu Reeves, some unintentional funny scenes and a really bad script.