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Constantine is a 2005 film based on the Hellblazer comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the "Dangerous Habits" arc (issues #41-46). It was released on February 8, 2005 in Hong Kong, and on February 18, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada.

The film stars Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a man who battles demons but is tormented by the knowledge that he is bound for Hell.

It has been rumored that a sequel is planned for release in 2007; Reeves has not committed to the project, however, sometimes expressing interest and other times not.

Constantine has been rated R For Violence and Demonic Images by the MPAA.

Warner Home Video announced that the film is to be released on HD DVD on March 28, 2006. It would be one of the earliest titles to be released on that media format.

Taglines

Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him.
The wager between heaven and hell is on Earth.

Plot summary

The film opens in a ruin in Mexico, where a young man finds the Spear of Destiny wrapped in a Nazi flag. He seizes the spear and becomes possessed, heading for Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles we see John Constantine perform an exorcism on a young teenager; although he is successful he is unnerved by the boldness of the demon, who attempted to leave the girl's body to cross over into humankind's realm. After meeting a detective named Angela Dodson, who wants to know if her twin sister committed suicide, he uncovers a plot by Mammon, the son of Satan, to overthrow his father and reign over both Hell and Earth.

There are many worlds, according to Constantine, of which Earth is only one; it is a neutral place between Heaven and Hell, which have wagered on which can win the most souls among humans. Some humans are able to see the demons and angels who walk among them. Having lived with this ability since birth, Constantine was institutionalized as an adolescent and eventually committed suicide to escape the torment of seeing them but not being believed. Though resuscitated by doctors, he was officially dead for two minutes, which he spent in hell. Unfortunately for the young Constantine, time moves at glacial speed in the underworld: "Believe me, two minutes in hell is a lifetime." He has spent the rest of his life trying to win back God's favor by battling the forces of Hell, though his time on earth will be brief; Constantine has smoked 30 cigarettes a day since he was 15, and is now dying of lung cancer.

After incapitating a room full of demons, Constantine moves on to stop Mammon from being born from Angela. With a taxidriver, Chaz (Shia LeBouf)'s help, Mammon is supposedly subdued, but soon after Chaz is killed by a greater force after bragging about his talents.

Constantine eventually takes his own life a second time in order to win an audience with Satan, whom he informs of Mammon's plot in exchange for the release of Angela's sister from Hell. Heaven consequently accepts Constantine for his selflessness, and Satan, enraged at having lost Constantine's soul, revives him and removes the cancer from his lungs so that he can live on and prove whether he truly belongs in Heaven or Hell. At the end of the film's credits you see Constantine visit Chaz's grave saying he did a good job. When Constantine is about to leave the graveyard, Chaz's Angel jumps out of the grave and into heaven. Constantine saw the whole thing and has a look on his face that says:Here we go again.

Cast

Keanu Reeves
— John Constantine
Rachel Weisz
— Angela Dodson/Isabel Dodson
Shia LaBeouf
— Chaz Kramer
Djimon Hounsou
— Papa Midnite
Max Baker — Beeman
Pruitt Taylor Vince
— Father Hennessy
Gavin Rossdale — Balthazar
Tilda Swinton
— Gabriel
Peter Stormare
— Lucifer
Nicholas Downs
— Church Attendant
Jesse Ramirez — Scavenger
Michelle Monaghan
— Ellie (scenes cut)
Larry Cedar — Vermin Man
Suzanne Whang — Mother
Jhoanna Trias — Possessed Girl
Laz Alonso
— Williams
Matthew McGrory
— Demon (uncredited)

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