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Constantine

Constantine

Release Date: February 18, 2005
DVD Release Date: July 19, 2005
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Screenwriter: Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback, Frank Cappello
Starring: Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, Rachel Weisz as Angela Dodson/Isabel Dodson, Tilda Swinton as Gabriel, Gavin Rossdale as Balthazar, Djimon Hounsou as Papa Midnite, Shia LaBeouf as Chaz Chandler, Peter Stormare as Satan
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Suspense
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and demonic images)
Official Website: Constantinemovie.WarnerBros.com
Reviews by: Chicago Tribune (2 out of 4), Coming Soon (8 out of 10), filmcritic.com (3.5 out of 5)
News: "Rossdale Tuned Up For Constantine" (02/07/05)
"Weisz: Constantine Is Deep" (02/04/05)
"Finding Constantine's Essence" (02/03/05)

Plot Outline: Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book “Hellblazer.”

John Constantine (Reeves), has been to Hell and back, he is a supernatural detective that dabbles in the occult and has the ability to recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human camouflage. Constantine teams up with Angela (Weisz), a skeptical police detective, to investigate the mysterious suicide of her twin sister. Their investigation will take them to the hidden world of angels and demons in Los Angeles, where they will face “the First of the Fallen.”

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