- Film Review
- Reviewed By Leslie Felperin
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3 out of 5
This diluted but visually arresting adaptation of the comic book Hellblazer stars Keanu Reeves as chain-smoking John Constantine, a cancer-ridden exorcist who's condemned to save souls and take on all manner of vile demons on Earth. Rachel Weisz co-stars as a police detective who teams up with Constantine after her apparently deranged twin sister (also played by Weisz) takes a swan dive off a high ledge. Much muttering follows about portals between heaven and Earth, the struggle between good and evil, and there's some silliness involving a relic that's found in the Mexican desert wrapped in a Nazi flag. Ultimately, the script feels like little more than sticky tape holding together the visual effects, but they're very impressive effects indeed, indicating that former pop-video director Francis Lawrence definitely has an eye, if not yet a lick of storytelling sense. And Tilda Swinton is utterly delicious as an androgynous angel.
Plot Summary
Supernatural action fantasy based on the Hellblazer comic book, starring Keanu Reeves as troubled Los Angeles exorcist John Constantine. After young Catholic girl Isabel Dodson commits suicide, Constantine is approached by her grieving twin sister, Angela. As they begin to investigate, they enter a world of the supernatural that sees the pair come face to face with the hidden evil that inhabits the Earth.
Cast and crew
Cast
- John Constantine
- Keanu Reeves
- Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson
- Rachel Weisz
- Chas
- Shia LaBeouf
- Gabriel
- Tilda Swinton
- Father Hennessy
- Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Midnite
- Djimon Hounsou
- Balthazar
- Gavin Rossdale
- Satan
- Peter Stormare
- Beeman
- Max Baker
- Scavenger
- Jesse Ramirez
- Detective Weiss
- José Zuniga
- Father Garret
- Francis Guinan
- Vermin Man
- Larry Cedar
- Dr Archer
- April Grace
- Mother
- Suzanne Whang
Crew
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
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