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Movie Overview
Cast
Rachel Weisz
Keanu Reeves
Shia LaBeouf
Director
Francis Lawrence
MPAA Rating
R - violence and demonic images
Constantine (2005)
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OFCS Rating: 54% Rotten
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2.5/5
"Se queda en algún punto intermedio, un purgatorio de las cintas que no pueden ir al Infierno pero que, lo siento por la inversión, tampoco se ganan el Cielo."
Cinenganos
Alex Ramirez
"Keanu Reeves surfs through his acting in this otherwise excellent demonic film noir."
Movie Gazette
Anton Bitel
B
"Let's drop the bias and negativity and cut to the chase here: Reeves is good in this role."
FromTheBalcony
Bill Clark
3/5
"
Constantine
does generate some mid-level amusement and F/X interest in the epic battle it's based on, but has very little to show for it once the final credits role."
DVDTalk.com
Bill Gibron
5/10
"I'd argue that
Constantine
could be watched with the scenes rearranged in any order and still make sense, like episodes of
The Simpsons
."
Bloody Disgusting
Brian Juergens
C+
"While structured like a traditional fantasy action film,
Constantine
only manages to be truly exciting maybe twice during the running time."
FilmJerk.com
Brian Orndorf
C+
"The prime conceit of the movie is its gallows humor that seeps out like clotting blood from a decomposing corpse."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
"Doubting his mission and his faith even as he's consumed by them, Constantine is an achingly topical comic book/movie hero."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
A-
"Keanu's back in black, and in a 'hell' of a fun movie… what's not to love?"
EDGE Boston
David Foucher
2/4
"...painted in such broad strokes that potentially exciting context becomes little more than incessant hogwash."
Cinemaphile.org
David Keyes
3/4
"Devilishly more entertaining than it has any right to be."
Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
2/4
"The storyline, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, just isn't engaging, primarily because it's so ludicrous (unreasonably so)."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
3/10
"simplified and predictable plot that uses every pseudo-religious cliche imaginable"
Draxblog Movie Reviews
Dragan Antulov
2/4
"Good-looking, but decidedly hollow. Misses the opportunity to explore its evocative central conceits by attempting to do too many other things at once, and failing."
DustinPutman.com
Dustin Putman
B
"A good enough movie to make you forget, most of the time, how truly dreadful Reeves' stilted, monotonous delivery is."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
1/4
"Constantine waves rotted meat in front of the rabid dogs of both comic books and religion, but mostly just manages to hack off any moviegoer that enters its hallowed doors."
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
B+
"At a time when big-budget movies are focus-grouped and diluted into oblivion,
Constantine
dares to dream."
Film Blather
Eugene Novikov
2/4
"...a spiritually spry yet lumbering fantasy...The technological flourishes are a marvel to behold but the film’s erratic journey is as choppy as a country dirt road"
Movie Eye
Frank Ochieng
F
"Apocalyptically awful,
End of Days
bad,
The Order
bad,
Lost Souls
bad. Religiously it's blasphemous, but as a movie it's just plain lousy."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
2.5/4
"An uneven amalgamation of the brilliant and the preposterous,
Constantine
left me by turns intrigued, confused, and wary."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
2/4
"plays more like a bunch of vaguely realized ideas strung haphazardly together than it does as a coherent story with rhythm and purpose"
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
2/5
"The Matrix meets The Exorcist (with a little Chinatown thrown in for good measure) in Keanu Reeves's just-below-okay supernatural adventure."
Netflix
James Rocchi
6/10
"The definition of a mixed bag,
Constantine
has the potential to both grasp your attention and lull you to complacency."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Jeffrey Chen
7/10
"...one of this year’s cooler 'must-see' flicks for all lovers of the genre."
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
JoBlo
7/10
"By every standard of good filmmaking,
Constantine
is a mess. Yet I did not find it one of those so-bad-it's-good affairs. I honestly enjoyed it."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
2/5
"full review in Greek"
Movies for the Masses
Joseph Proimakis
5/5
"."
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
4/5
"Groovy, sexy, well-crafted adaptation with just the right casting to make it fly when it could have sunk."
Cinerina
Karina Montgomery
3.0/4.0
"Where
The Exorcist
,
The Prophecy
, and ...
Dogma
have all ventured,
Constantine
gives the middle finger and delves into darker territory."
MovieCrypt.com
Kevin A. Ranson
2.5/5
"The biggest problems with
Constantine
all seem to stem from Keanu Reeves. The problem is that Reeves really can’t act. Sorry, Keanu, but the truth hurts."
7M Pictures
Kevin Carr
"Here’s hoping that Keanu Reeves begins to get a bit of respect with Constantine, and that Francis Lawrence doesn’t get sold short for doing a tentpole film."
FilmStew.com
Larry Carroll
B-
"Reeves once again bears the sins of man for heavenly good, this time with attitude"
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
2.5/5
"Music video-trained director Francis Lawrence whips up a witch's brew of gray-on-gray atmosphere, but for all the end-of-the-world mumbo jumbo, nothing much ever seems to be at stake."
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
"Imagine if Bosch and Dante were 21st-century geeks and they collaborated on a graphic novel... Holy crap, but there’s some imagery here that will stalk your nightmares..."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
3/5
"[A] stylish and moody thriller that actually sort of works, despite everything that seems poised to go wrong with it."
Goatdog's Movies
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
3/4
"This is by no means a perfect movie, but it’s stylish, eerie, and better acted than you might expect. It also has at least half a brain in its head."
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
B
"It's all about the visuals and the attitude, and both are are cool and striking, reflecting its comic book origins and music video sensibilities."
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
2/4
"Lawrence is a skilled copycat, and his adeptness at creating a mood of otherworldly unease helps make up for his story’s familiarity."
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
3/5
"O roteiro impede que
Constantine
faça jus ao interessante personagem-título."
Cinema em Cena
Pablo Villaca
3/5
"Slightly better than your run-of-the-mill late winter horror film."
Film Threat
Pete Vonder Haar
3/5
"Slightly better than your run-of-the-mill late winter horror film."
Film Threat
Pete Vonder Haar
2.5/5
"A stylish energy sustains this film even when it begins to drift into draggy incoherence."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
4/5
"While decidedly no one's idea of the John Constantine of the comics (who was originally modelled on Sting), Reeves acquits himself well enough."
eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
B-
"The film is chock full of pleasures... perhaps too many for its own good."
Flipside Movie Emporium
Rob Vaux
B
"A cut above the typical apocalyptic thrillers that rolled off the assembly line with regularity in 1999."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
B-
"[
Constantine
] has Tilda Swinton giving a marvelously androgynous turn as the angel Gabriel"
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
B-
"Lawrence keeps the story on track and doesn't cheat the world of
Constantine
, which embraces good, evil, unforgiving judgment and the human ambiguities that offer the possibility for forgiveness."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
C
"I spent the better half of
Constantine
wondering what in the
Hellblazer
was going on."
Charlotte Weekly
Sean O'Connell
"This film combines elements of comic book fantasy with horror to create an enjoyable brew - sort of a film noir version of
The Exorcist
, crossbred with the stylization of
The Matrix
."
ESplatter
Steve Biodrowski
C
"Muddled to say the least although at least it's more interesting than anything in
Hellboy
or
Van Helsing
."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
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