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Directed by
Francis Lawrence Written by
Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis Cast
Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Djimon Hounsou, Max Baker [more]
Release Date
• USA: Feb 18, 2005
• UK: 18 Mar 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 19, 2005
Budget USD 100,000,000
BoxOffice: $75.5M
Official Website:
Constantine Website
Running Time
2 hours, 1 minute
Country USA, Germany
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, DC Comics (Vertigo), Lonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG., Donners' Company, Branded Entertainment/Batfilm Productions, Weed Road Pictures, 3 Art Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Studio Warner Bros.
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Constantine (2005)
• John Constantine: Hellblazer
• Hellblazer
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Constantine Reviews |
Constantine will appeal most strongly to those with a penchant for vivid cinematic comic book adaptations. It remains to be seen whether it will find its audience or end up ignored by viewers expecting another installment of The Matrix or a more traditional horror movie. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
The film is however pretty uneven. Simply put, while large chunks of it are really dark and exciting, there are moments that are pretty bad. The script is pretty hokey in places and the demons range from scary to cheesy and unoriginal. Plus, Constantine has a pretty annoying and totally unnecessary sidekick... [read review] 7/10
The theology plays some known themes alongside new ones: concepts of hell, of balance, human purpose in spite of itself, and redemption are presented freshly yet blasphemously, with one surprise after another. As an open-minded Christian, I had no problem with it...Do see Constantine and enjoy. This film is sure to become a classic in its genre. Putting it in a genre would require a whole new article. [read review] 10/10
Constantine is saved from spinning out into total crap by the grounded central performance of Rachel Weisz, whom most viewers with latch onto like a life preserver considering that their only alternative is the wooden, painfully unconvincing performance of Keanu Reeves. [read review] 
-- (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
Rational people should probably avoid “Constantine” like the plague; its lurid charms will be lost on those who demand a staid sensibility in their popcorn entertainment. For those who don’t require such things, “Constantine” can be seen as one of those future cult movies beloved by those willing to embrace both its virtues and flaws equally. [read review] 
--Peter Sobczynski (eFilmCritic.com)
Those looking for a simple, mindless escape can be find it in Constantine’s campier horror moments and the pulpy joy of a chain-smoking protagonist Hell-bent on avoiding Hell. However, the dark satire and deeper thematic elements will live on and haunt those who think about them well after the movie’s conclusion. [read review] 
And it's all buried alive under those boring genre staples: streetlights lose their juice, machinery runs on its own, steadicams sweep around 'saucy' nightclub-goers with eyes that glow party-bulb red like the HAL 9000 computer. Characters get to speak Old English and Latin while CGI artists swaddle them in digital swarms of locusts and plumes of black smoke --most of which (surprise) look unconvincing. There is also a good dosage of shattered windows, splashing water, rivulets of blood... [read review] 
There's a lot of smoke and mirrors, literally and figuratively, in "Constantine," a great-looking but torturously slow and often hokey cross between "The Exorcist" and "Dirty Harry" starring Keanu Reeves that amounts to much less than meets the eye. [read review]
--Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
A compelling story, zany ideas, outrageous horror/action set pieces, a gnarly dry wittiness and an anti-hero who is now part of my “top pooch” list; this big, bad, hypnotic trip had all the makings of a potentially new and exciting franchise! [read review]
--'The Arrow' (Arrow)
...we’ve got ourselves a “real movie” here, complete with a mystery-based plotline, some hocus-pocus, plenty of darkness, Reeves smoking like a chimney, justified special effects and most importantly…balls, man…balls. [read review] 7/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
In CONSTANTINE, the humor is never quite funny, the drama, never quite compelling, the plot never quite cogent, and the terror never quite effective. All in all, it's more like limbo than either Heaven or Hell. [read review] 
--Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
CONSTANTINE is the first solid action film of the year, and certainly one of the best performances of Reeve's career. They could have come up with a more exciting movie poster, though. [read review]
--Brian McKay (eFilmCritic.com)
Constantine is not without it’s defects. I still am having trouble figuring out what the villain’s master plan was, and what the difference is between a demon and a half-demon. [read review]
--Uri Lessing (eFilmCritic.com)
Anchored by the central performance of Keanu Reeves -- whose good bit of natural onscreen charisma makes up for his limited acting talent -- the movie coasts when he coasts. [read review] 6/10
I agree it's an awful movie, not for offending the believers in catholic mythology but for taking an interesting, thoughtful comic book and turing into a cgi laced mess! [read review]
In spite of the modern Hollywoodesque reliance on (special effects), this is an interesting, albeit dark, movie with good acting, especially by Swinton and Stormare. [read review] 6/10
Constantine won't set any new standards for comic-book films, but it's good enough and consistent enough to keep its parent company in the race. [read review] B-
--Rob Vaux (Flipsidemovies.com)
Reeves has a deliberately morose energy level in the movie, as befits one who has seen hell, walks among half-demons, and is dying. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Overall, Constantine never delivered anything in any way. The material is dark and dull and the characters are just plain boring. [read review]
"Constantine" is an idiotic film that rips off "The Exorcist" while being ostentatiously ignorant, blasphemous and tasteless. [read review]
...this flick is a bit over the top, but it is indeed a film version of an even more outrageous and triply insane comic. [read review] 
--Annette Cardwell (FilmCritic.com)
Very forgettable, but fun while it lasts. Unfortunately, a hole-riddled story squanders a thought provoking theme. [read review]
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