Mssilhouette
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07-11-2001
| Monday, February 28, 2005 - 12:16 pm
I saw this recently. While I am familar with the comic book, in name only mostly and a general overview of the character. I like this movie but not enough to see it twice. The special effects are great and the acting is "OK". The storyline itself is a little thin and it could have been much more than it was. This is more a visual feast than anything else. The view of Los Angeles in hell is very nice. Of course why there'd be cars on freeway in hell, I don't know, but its nice to look at. Keanu is well himself, he's basically a rough version of Neo in matrix. With a few slightly humorous quips that he doesn't deliver well. The final visual gag he does to Satan is about the funniest scene in the movie. Rachel Weisz, shows off her acting chops after she emerges from the bathtub and Constantine has helped her "see" what he sees. After that it's kinda just standard fare. Dijimon Hounsou...great!, for the small part he played. I'd say go for a rental on this one, unless you really want to see the visual effects and a slightly differnt take the whole Heaven and Hell dealie.
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