Constantine - My review (3 stars)

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Keanu will play detached characters into his thirties or fourties, retire with a vast fortune, and will be remembered as the guy that said "Whoah."

Well...that and "Excellent!!"

 

[Klaus]

*air guitar riff*

 

[qstor]

"That's my *mom* Dood!"

 

[Desdichado]

Why? He's not a Londoner in the comics... He's Liverpudlian. He just lives in London.

So, did anyone talk to Ringo Starr about this role?

 

[Rackhir]

So, did anyone talk to Ringo Starr about this role?

I think Ozzy would have been better....

 

[Mad Hatter]

*ouch* I still don't think Reeves deserves the disdain, but I definately see where you're coming from. I'll never forget his Rufus yell.

 

[Zelgadas]

Try watching Kevin Braughnau's QUOTE]

What is that name again? Judges a ruling....... ERRRGGGG
I'm sorry the judges have ruled that no one named Kevin* will ever star in a big screen adaptation of Shakespere, not pompus sounding enough.

the real answer is : Kenneth Branagh




* Alas I fear this means Kevin Kline as well, though I have heard his Hamlet in Yale was fantastic

Actually, Kevin Kline was in the big-screen adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

 

[Xath]

I just got back from seeing it, and I must say it was better than I expected. The director certainly knew he was dealing with Keanu Reeves, and thus inserted things that completely fit him as an actor/character. I'll admit, about half of the time, I thought the movie would have been much better if a broody bada** like Christian Bale had landed the role, but Reeves gives the whole movie a self mocking Joss Whedon-esque type of humor, down to the unexpected plot twists and cynicism. My recommendation: See it, enjoy it, don't try to take it too seriously.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I just got out of an advance screening at UVA, and I was impressed by Constantine. I was planning on going to see it when it came out, so when I had the chance to go early, and for free, I took the bait and went. I'll agree with RangerWickett's 3 out of 4 stars rating. It has great effects, a decent (if simple) story, and a good dark atmosphere. Everything going for it, except for Keanu Reeves wooden acting. But as someone mentioned earlier in the thread, the director knew who he was working with, and made the film fit Reeves style of acting.

I've never read HellBlazer (aside from a few issues that a friend had), so I can't say anything about how the film compares to the comic, but I'm going to be picking up a few of the trade paperbacks to give it a shot. So go see it, expect to be entertained, and enjoy. I did, and I'll be going to see it again.

 

[Andre La Roche]

There's nothing wrong with sticking to what you do well. Pop stars sing syrupy pop their entire career, make lots of money, and generally go on to be happy, wealthy middle-aged has-beens. Keanu will play detached characters into his thirties or fourties, retire with a vast fortune, and will be remembered as the guy that said "Whoah."

Actually, Keanu is 40. Time Magazine recently did a profile on him in anticipation of the movie (which I just saw and was really pleasantly surprised by) and the guy's been through a lot of harsh stuff, including having a stillborn child and the mother subsequently dying in a car crash a few years later among other things. Though I'm not always the biggest fan of his acting, it certainly gave me a healthy respect for what he's been through as a human being.