Posted by Nathaniel.
There’s room in the movie realm for sort-of-ok action movies and that’s definitely what Constantine was. Good special effects, lots of brooding, the ambience was right. Of course the main character was Keanu Reeves (who is always Bill, or Ted, whichever, no matter which movie he’s in) and I’ve definitely seen better acting out of Rachel Weisz.
It was worth the $5 though.
A few points:
“The Little Things That Kill” by Bush was the next song up on my stereo when I got back in the car.
The angels showing their wings was a cool effect, I would have used it more if it were my movie to make.
The actress playing Gabriel, Tilda Swinton, was kind of hot. I could imagine boating with her on Lake Como in the 1930s. I didn’t realize that she’s 15 years my senior though. You should really check out her imdb bio.
Having your lung cancer cured by the devil so that you have a chance to condemn yourself again is pretty cool.
The movie was both more obviously religious and less actually religious than The Matrix.
I don’t know my Catholic mythology very well.
And to celebrate the snow and the fact that Keanu’s lung-cancer cough sounded a lot like mine, I did a couple of nice slides in my car in the parking lot before I headed home.
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March 2nd, 2005 at 12:49 am Using
i thought the movie was worth the $5 too. the wings effect was definitely awesome. and even i thought gabriel was kind of hot. maybe it’s the nifty wings. keanu reeves definitely had his moments, too. but honestly, what’s the deal with angela’s black bra under a white tank, and then under a white dress shirt? it was a bit blatant. “oooh, girl in wet t-shirt, LOOK you can see her bra, oooh”. going for the teenage boys there, eh?
funny. my sinuses blessed me with the same cough in the car, suddenly, on the drive from the office (to get my laptop) back to home. i’ve been waiting for it for several months now. hopefully it doesn’t hang around for several months like the last time.
no fun snow tricks for my car. i’ve decided that my goal for living here is to at least never end up in the river while still in my car. anything else, i can deal with.
March 2nd, 2005 at 12:51 am Using
and, hmm, i wonder if the slides were what the guys around me were laughing at. i was cleaning off my car and didn’t see anything.
March 2nd, 2005 at 10:56 am Using
dammit, i actually wanted to see that movie. oh well. thanks for the review. worth $5 then? ok, cool.