Horror History: CONSTANTINE Was Released 16 Years Ago
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, Francis Lawrence’s Constantine with Keanu Reeves hit theaters in 2005. Alan Moore introduced the character while writing Swamp Thing,
Rachel Weisz (The Mummy) co-starred along with Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia), Tilda Swinton (Suspiria), Djimon Hounsou (Amistad), and Gavin Rossdale (Bush).
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Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello penned the script based on the DC/Vertigo Hellblazer comics. It centers on suicide survivor and demon hunter who’s literally been to hell and back. And he knows that when he dies, he’s got a one-way ticket to Satan’s realm. That is unless he can earn enough goodwill to climb God’s stairway to heaven. Constantine ignites a plot involving angels and demons while helping a policewoman investigate her identical twin’s apparent suicide.
Rated R for violence and demonic images, it sports a 46% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Critics Consensus reads: Despite solid production values and an intriguing premise, Constantine lacks the focus of another spiritual shoot-em-up: The Matrix.
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