My compadre Ammon gave you the scoop on the new Constantine poster the other day and lots o’fun facts about the upcoming comic book adaptation. You should check that out HERE.
Now SuperHeroHype has gotten a look at close to a half hour of the film and put up a nice description of what they saw. I feel a lot better about this project having read their piece. Reasons? Read on:
Probably the best thing about the footage is that we see Keanu Reeves playing Constantine a lot looser than he did Neo in “The Matrix” movies. The cynical humor of the characters suits him better than one might expect, and he doesn’t seem to be taking himself quite as seriously.
Overall, the movie looks quite good. It’s darker, moodier and more character-driven than most comic book based movies–some scenes even looked like they were an attempt to create film noir– but there is a good amount of action and scares to keep things from getting boring. It’s hard to determine how the story might play out because the sequences were so short, making it hard to get into the mood, but the effects and action look solid, and it should make the movie an entertaining experience even to those unfamiliar to the character.
I was underwhelmed by the teaser trailer because I didn’t think it did enough to separate it’s look, and Keanu, from the MATRIX series. But I’ve wanted to be psyched for this project. Especially with the casting news of Reeves as Constantine. Say what you will about the guy, and his lack of resemblance to the comic character, but he buys into every part he plays as well as anyone out there. Nothing but an advantage when playing a demon fighting detective. Now I’m just all aglow with happiness, or is it hellfire?
Anyway, check out the full run down HERE.
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