John Constantine has been to hell and back. Born with a gift he didn't want, the ability to recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human camouflage, Constantine (Keanu Reeves) was driven to take his own life to escape the tormenting clarity of his vision. But he failed. Resuscitated against his will, he found himself cast back into the land of the living. Now, marked as an attempted suicide with a temporary lease on life, he patrols the earthly border between heaven and hell, hoping in vain to earn his way to salvation by waging war on the earthbound minions of evil.

But Constantine is no saint. Increasingly disillusioned by the world around him and at odds with the one beyond, he's a hard-drinking, hard-living bitter hero who scorns the very idea of heroism. Constantine will fight to save your soul but he doesn't want your admiration or your thanks - and certainly not your sympathy. All he wants is a way out.

When a desperate but skeptical police detective (Rachel Weisz as Angela Dodson) enlists his help in solving the mysterious death of her beloved twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldy events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost. "Constantine" is based on characters from the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer Graphic Novels.

MOVIE REVIEW

The latest comic book adaptation, "Constantine" is based on the "Hellblazer" series, a dark collection about a bitter, chain-smoking Brit who looks like Sting and who fights demons and other ghouls from Hell so that he can buy his way into Heaven. Though I have not read any of the comics, it is understandable that fans have been screaming bloody murder, as "Constantine" is not very gritty, and its title character is noticeably American and played by Keanu Reeves.
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