Devilish details trip up comics antihero

In the dark, demonic, messy "Constantine," Reeves is back and in the title role. Things will get nasty, testy, dangerous. There will be blood, gnashing of teeth, fiery depths and angelic hosts on high. There's not a moment to spare in the fight between heaven and hell -- and, unfortunately for moviegoers, very few moments in "Constantine" to savor. It's sort of like "The Matrix" minus all the cool stuff. Read the full Review

TO SUM UP
John Constantine is a traveling, misfit supernatural investigator who teams up with police detective Angela Dodson after her twin sister's suicide-like death.

FILM FACTS ...
Warner Bros. Pictures
'Constantine'

Director: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Max Baker, Djimon Hounsou, Tilda Swinton
Run time: 121 minutes
Release date: Feb. 18, 2005
Rating: R for violence and demonic images
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"... many moviegoers may well give up long before the plot twists and turns toward its hellacious denouement."

Palm Beach Post - Flick Chick
"Constantine is a straight-up stinker "

Palm Beach Post - Hap Erstein: C
" ... only those who enjoy paying to be assaulted for two hours need apply. "


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