LaFountaine

“Constantine” Movie

On Monday I saw the movie “Constantine”, which starred: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Max Baker, Djimon Hounsou, Tilda Swinton and Gavin Rossdale.

The storyline involved the following: “Heaven. Hell. Us humans in the middle. It's all very complicated. But John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) seems to have a handle on it. Born with a gift he says no human should ever have, he has the ability to see what he calls ''half-breeds''--angels and demons that walk the earth in human skin (and apparently, there are a lot of them). Of course, the horror of it is too much to bear and Constantine tries to take his own life. But he fails. Now, having been to hell and back again, quite literally, Constantine is marked as an attempted suicide with a temporary lease on life. He patrols the earthly border between heaven and hell, acting as an exorcist of sorts. Of course, the guy isn't doing it because he feels empathy for the human race or anything. It's for purely selfish reasons. He hopes that if he sends the devil's foot soldiers back to the depths he'll gain some kind of redemption, a free get-out-of-jail card, so to speak. Constantine's attitude changes, however, when a skeptical police detective Angela (Rachel Weisz) enlists his help in solving the mysterious death of her beloved twin sister. They end up uncovering a twisted master plan brewing between the demons and angels which could bring about a catastrophic series of otherworldly events. Perfect.”

I give this movie a “C”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket. The movie had too much religion, and I’m tired of movies about the devil and hell. The movie had no logical sequence, and it could have ended after twenty, forty, sixty, seventy, ninety and hundred minutes.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 8:37 AM