Quel poco che ho letto di
Constantine, viene da comparsate in altri albi
DC; non posso quindi dire di conoscerlo davvero. So che se la fa col mondo ultraterreno (come un po' tutti, se vogliamo) e che fuma parecchio (mi sa che gli scrittori inglesi son rimasti gli ultimi, ad apprezzare i personaggi tabagisti).
Non avevo quindi grandi pregiudizi e riponevo un minimo di fiducia nel
film, che per tutta risposta mi ha ripagato con due interminabili ore di noia.
La tregua tra paradiso ed inferno viene violata, e nel nostro mondo iniziano a materializzarsi demoni assortiti.
In mezzo c'è Constantine, che cerca di ristabilire l'ordine delle cose e di guadagnarsi il paradiso, visto che sta per crepare di cancro ed alcuni peccatucci veniali lo condannano alla dannazione eterna. Succede.
Poca trama - una detective che indaga sul misterioso suicidio della gemella sensitiva - e molta sciatteria nella realizzazione di questo polpettone.
Storia di scarso interesse ed originalità, recitazione fetente (sì, anche
Keanu Reeves e quell'odioso ed inetto prezzemolo di
Shia LaBeouf), deludente la
regia e carenti anche gli effetti speciali.
Peggio di così, era difficile fare.
Suppongo che
Hellblazer di zio
Garth Ennis fosse un altro livello. Spero...
Voto: 4. Noia.
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Constantine (2005)
Regista: Francis Lawrence Scrittore: Jamie Delano,
Garth Ennis Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 6.6/10 (50646 voti)
Durata: 121 min
Paese: USA, Germany
Lingua: English, Filipino, Tagalog
Cast:Trama:The story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine, who has literally been to Hell and back. When Constantine teams up with skeptical policewoman Angela Dodson to solve the mysterious suicide of her 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 otherworldly events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.
Trivia random: Keep watching after the end credits for an extra scene.
Citazione random: John Constantine: How's the family?::Satan: Family's doing just fine. You know how it is. Busy, busy, busy, busy. Need a vacation.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Lawrence, Francis (II)
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Is a popular music video director, having directed videos for artists such as Britney Spears, Will Smith, Sarah McLachlan, and Aerosmith.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Ennis, Garth
Data di nascita: 16 January 1970
Ultimi lavori:
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
LaBeouf, Shia
Nome di battesimo: LaBeouf, Shia Saide
Data di nascita: 11 June 1986
Altezza: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Shia Saide LaBeouf was born June 11, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, to Jeffrey LaBeouf and Shayna Saide, and is an only child. His parents are divorced, and he lives with his mom in Los Angeles. He started his career by doing stand-up comedy around places in his neighborhood, such as coffee clubs. One day, he saw a friend of his acting on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993), and wanted to become an actor. Shia and his mom talked it over, and the next day he started looking for an agent. He searched in the yellow pages, called one up, and did a stand-up routine in front of him. They liked him and signed him, and then he started auditioning. He's well known for playing Louis Stevens in the popular Disney Channel series "Even Stevens" (2000) and has won a Daytime Emmy for his performance.
Trivia random: Was considered for the role of Jimmy Olsen in Superman Returns (2006).
Citazione random: I'm not an Adonis, that's for damn sure. I've never really thought of myself that way, and it doesn't matter to me. My favorite actors aren't Adonises. Dustin Hoffman is a flawed-looking man; he's amazing to me. Tom Hanks is flawed-looking; people love him. Same with Gene Hackman.
Salario massimo: $500,000, per Transformers (2007)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Reeves, Keanu
Nome di battesimo: Reeves, Keanu Charles
Data di nascita: 2 September 1964
Altezza: 6' 1¼" (1.86 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:One of the most inscrutable actors to ever hit it big, Keanu Reeves has been by turns adored, reviled, and grudgingly respected by the movie-going public. As the controversy over his talent rages on, his career choices and paychecks show him inching toward A-list status. Reeves, whose first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian, was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964. His mother, Patricia, was a showgirl; his father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a geologist. After their marriage dissolved, Keanu moved with his mother and younger sister Kim to New York City, then Toronto. Stepfather #1 was Paul Aaron, a stage and film director - he and Patricia divorced within a year, after which she went on to marry (and divorce) rock promoter Robert Miller and hair salon owner Jack Bond. Reeves never reconnected with his biological father, who is now in prison on charges of cocaine possession. In high school, Reeves was lukewarm toward academics but took a keen interest in ice hockey (as team goalie, he earned the nickname "The Wall") and drama. He eventually dropped out of school to pursue an acting career. After a few stage gigs and a handful of made-for-TV movies, he scored a supporting role in the Rob Lowe hockey flick Youngblood (1986), which was filmed in Canada. Shortly after the production wrapped, Reeves packed his bags and headed for Hollywood. Reeves popped up on critics' radar with his performance in the dark adolescent drama River's Edge (1986), but his first popular success was the role of totally rad dude Ted Logan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). The wacky time-travel movie became something of a cultural phenomenon, and audiences would forever confuse Reeves's real-life persona with that of his doofy on-screen counterpart. Over the next few years, Reeves tried to shake the Ted stigma with a series of highbrow projects. He played a slumming rich boy opposite River Phoenix's narcoleptic male hustler in My Own Private Idaho (1991), an unlucky lawyer who stumbles into the vampire's lair in Dracula (1992), and Shakespearean party-pooper Don Jon in Much Ado About Nothing (1993). In 1994, the understated actor became a big-budget action star with the release of Speed (1994/I). Its success heralded an era of five years in which Reeves would alternate between largely unwatched small films, like Feeling Minnesota (1996) and The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997), and unwatched big films like Johnny Mnemonic (1995) and Chain Reaction (1996). After all this Reeves did the unthinkable and passed on the Speed sequel, but he struck box-office gold again a few years later with the Wachowski brothers' cyberadventure The Matrix (1999). Despite his deadpan delivery style and reputation as an oaf, Reeves continues to reel in choice roles and fat paychecks. Whatever he knows, he's not telling the public--his self-deprecating interview tactics and mysterious private life provide little insight into his artistry. As far as Reeves is concerned, it seems, he's just a regular guy who rides a motorcycle, plays in a band (Dogstar), and shows up every now and then for a movie shoot.
Trivia random: He went to high school at North Toronto, where his drama teacher was Paul Robert. Mr. Robert then moved to teach at Northern Secondary as a drama teacher, but recently left. He pops in as a substitute teacher now and again, but lives freely in the wilderness otherwise.
Citazione random: I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.
Salario massimo: $15,000,000 + 15% of the gross, per The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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