Constantine
Constantine
Three out of five if you’ve read the comic.
3.5 if you haven’t.
Of course I always bring a flask of whiskey since there’s NO way I’m paying 8.50 for less than 4 stars- and 5 oz. of jack always adds a star.
They did a good job capturing the mood of Hellblazer. That’s about it.
Unfortunately the mood can’t carry two-plus hours… or make up for the fact that Keanu couldn’t even attempt a British accent- he used his first chance up on Gary Oldman’s Dracula.
Ultimately what they failed in is what the comics always got right. they didn’t tell a good story. Luckily I had Mr. Daniel’s to make up for that- I just paid attention to the pretty pictures and the explosions and stuff.
See it at your own risk. I’d say it’s worth it as a matinee. Otherwise go read a great Constantine tale they loosely based it on. It kicks way, way, way more ass than Hollywood was apparently ready to.
February 19th, 2005 at 2:20 am
It’s 3:15 am right now and I’ve consumed my share of Mr. Daniels myself (Alcohol, not a guy named Mr. Daniels who I may or may not have had homosexual relations with tonight). Anyway, I still wouldn’t want to see Constantine. I didn’t even go to see it when they were playing a free advanced screening on Tuesday at the student union building. Any movie that stars Keanu Reeves in combination with an actor that has been in a Disney show and the supporting actress from the Mummy definitely has promise, but is only dollar theater material at best.
February 19th, 2005 at 12:40 pm
I’m just curious how you managed to sneak in a movie with a week-old baby? Interesting….