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Constantine (2005) -- Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back.
Constantine (2005) -- Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back.

Overview

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Director:
Francis Lawrence
Writers (WGA):
Jamie Delano (comic book "Hellblazer") &
Garth Ennis (comic book "Hellblazer") ...
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Release Date:
18 February 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him. more
Plot:
Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
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(64 articles)
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Rachel Weisz, Peter Stormare and Djimon Hounsou all do great work here but the movie is really beneath their talents. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Constantine (Germany)
Hellblazer (USA) (working title)
John Constantine: Hellblazer (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and demonic images.
Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
The look of Hell was based on old footage of nuclear tests, specifically the sudden shock wave immediately after the blast that disintegrated anything in its path, hence the crumbling landscape. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When in the car about to call Beeman, Constantine says that the bible in hell gives a whole new meaning to "Revelations". The last book in the bible is actually "Revelation", without the 's'; something Constantine should have known. more
Quotes:
John Constantine: [to a spider he's trapped under a cigarette-smoke filled glass] Welcome to my life. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Submerged (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Los Recuerdos del Troquero more

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What song plays when Constantine walks through Midnite's bar the first time?
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136 out of 268 people found the following comment useful:-
Rachel Weisz, Peter Stormare and Djimon Hounsou all do great work here but the movie is really beneath their talents., 27 February 2005
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Author: jayne-31 from Chicago IA

This is a very bad movie, no doubt about it but it does have its great points which is the performances of Rachel Weisz Peter Stormare and Djimon Hounsou which makes this movie much better than it really is. Rachel Weisz is with out a doubt one of the most versatile actresses of our generation, and in this movie, she is quite literally carrying the huge acting weight from Keanu Reeves, who is miscast in his role and gives a pretty lousy performance. She holds the audience attention with her strong and gutsy performance and she does give this movie a lot more than it asked from her. Peter Stormare only has about eight minutes of screen time and does more with it than Keanu does in his whole performance. He gives a funny and down right scary realism to his portrayal of the king of the underworld. This role should prove to people on how versatile an actor Stormare is and it should give him the respect he deserves. Djimon Hounsou is a great and charismatic actor who also does more with his role than Keanu does. He brings a strong sense of bravado to his underwritten role and makes the audience have fun with him while he chews up the scenery with is great performance.

Weisz, Stormare and Hounsou are great actors who give more to the audience than the film does, and for that, they should be commended. The movie unfortunately is beneath their great talents and it does not deserve their efforts at all with a story that confuses more than explains and a leading man who can't act his way out of a garbage can.

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