Keanu Reeves, the man who once graced the silver screen with such profound wisdom as "Whoa," has come a long way. Here he brings us a supernatural thriller in which he smokes far too much. As the film illustrates, smoking is an extremely difficult habit to control, and being as emotionally troubled as Constantine is certainly doesn't help.
The film, a masterpiece of subtlety and nuance, follows Constantine as he navigates a world teeming with demons, angels, and smoke both first and secondhand. It's a gripping tale of questioning the nature of good, evil and nicotine addiction.
The special effects are the star of the show, particularly the innovative use of CGI to make highly realistic cigarette smoke. Pretty much everything smokes in this film. The plot, on the other hand, is a bit of a smoke screen.
Smoking has been shown to lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, visions of hell and interactions with an array of demons. In extreme cases smoking can even lead to confrontations with Lucifer himself. Remember kids, John Constantine is a fictional character. Battling the supernatural all day and night may look cool, but it's not. It may seem like it's just one after work, or one or two with drinks on Saturday nights, but before you know it it's a pack a day and your debating the finer points of redemption with an archangel. You're going to lose that one. Save your health, and your soul, don't smoke.
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