Constantine
Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 41
  3. Negative: 8 out of 41
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  1. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    38
    There's a potentially good story rattling around somewhere inside this broken, self-contradictory and finally meaningless film.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    Strange, that movies about Satan always require Catholics. You never see your Presbyterians or Episcopalians hurling down demons.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    25
    The movie isn't hellish, because there's always hope of leaving it. It's more like purgatory, two whole hours of it.
  4. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    30
    Borderline incoherent, theologically unsatisfying, and short to the point of dwarfism on suspense.
  5. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Leah McLaren
    38
    Every time you think you grasp the concept, another layer of outlandish supernatural gobbledygook is laid on top, leaving the viewer feeling as spun-out as Linda Blair's head.
  6. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    30
    Maybe some of the audience should wonder if they aren't performing the Devil's work by sitting so quietly through movies that turn wonders into garbage.
  7. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    38
    Couldn't be murkier or less emotionally involving if it were "The Matrix 8," a natural observation because Keanu Reeves stars in both.
  8. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    30
    Constantine is yet another studio extravaganza that's all aswirl with atmospherics, though empty at its center. The invasion of the soul snatchers proceeds apace.
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User Score
6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 186 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 113
  3. Negative: 25 out of 113
  1. RicardoS.
    6
    This movie could have been much better. Just cutting out the whole section about the little guy that lived in the bowling alley would greatly reduce the 'supernatural gobbledegook' one critic mentioned. And the dialog soundtrack, as noted by a user critic, is often unintelligible. There's an internal conflict between the tone of the movie (so heavy and serious and dark) and some of the imagery used--like Constantine firing gold bullets at demons from a gold shotgun welded to a gold crucifix. In these scenes I felt I was watching an episode of Angel that was taking itself too seriously. Cutting out some of this stereotypical demon stuff would work fine, since as many critics note, and I agree, the plot is incomprehensible and therefore meaningless, and the high points of the film are the the photography and gothic atmosphere. I thought the four main actors were good: the exorcist (Keanu), the cop (Rachel), Gabriel and Lucifer. In the end, I gave it a 6 because I couldn't give it a 5.5; I'm generally a sucker for this type of movie, so the critics 5 is probably more accurate. Its a shame that in this genre there are so few good movies. I mean, what theme could be more important?… Full Review »
  2. Jailhouse_McGee
    3
    I have better things to do than watching Keanu Reeves bad, bad, grumpy mood for 2 hours. Everything about this movie is a mess, and it is dragged down by it's ludicrous premise. Roger Ebert pointed out that all of Constantine had to do would be to go to a priest to get a confession. That's how this movie feels: pointless. It is chaotic, has a lot of bad production designs and a hero nobody cares about, because he is a douchebag that keeps smoking even as he has cancer. The crew must have been giggling from scene to scene, thinking they could get away with this joke of a movie.… Full Review »
  3. Ezemovies
    7
    Es una buena pelicula de accion-horror, que muestra a un exterminador de demonios tratando de sacar a un demonio de la Tierra; y que la balanza entre la Tierra y el infierno no se rompa… Full Review »
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