Okay, saw Constantine.
Except for a two minute potty break, I saw the whole thing. Which is pretty cool. I had popcorn and a coke.
Lots of people want to know how it is. Now bearing in mind the high praise I heaped on the likes of Thunderbirds and Sky Captain, I say this was a pretty good movie if you are into the Buffy meets Lethal Weapon kinda thing. Basic plot: Keanu tries to save humanity. But that might be simplifying a tad.
I don’t want to give up much about the movie, so here’s some stuff that’s in it (in no particular order):
- Devils
- Angels
- Half-breeds
- Cops
- No robbers (that I saw)
- A liquor store
- bugs (not the bunny)
- A night club
- a taxicab
- illegal immigrants
- psych hospitals with indoor pools
- a plot twist
- a bowling alley
- a laptop computer
- water and more water
- a priest or two
- also, fire
- but no hellmouth
- smoking, and non-smoking
- flashbacks
- baptism (kinda)
- a wristwatch
- a couple of jokes
- broken glass
- a zippo
I thought it was good, I did not think it was “comic book-ish” (but apparently is based on one), it was very dark, and no my kids will not be allowed to see it if I ever, ever want them to sleep in their own bed again.
Keanu did not make me think constantly of Bill and Ted, or even Speed, but once or twice I thought Matrix.