Whos your favorite portrayal of Lucifer?

Peter Stormare has to be my favorite version of Lucifer. I think in the comics, he does get sent to hell but becomes such a nuisance that hell doesn't want him.

Okay but Tilda Swinton as Gabriel was amazing casting. She and Jon Hamm (Good Omens) really bring a level of sanctimonious assholery to the character and it's always fun to watch.

The scene where Keanu is struggling to align his tattoos goes so hard. This movie is fantastic and even though it departs from the comic I think it's an incredible adaptation.

The possessed Filipina girl that was up on the ceiling actually decided to film herself acting possessed. She shot a 20 minute video of it and sent it to the production team. They hired her immediately. I don’t know if that video was ever released, but I would love to see it. Must have been intense.

This brought Simone and George’s inner thoughts within a minute of each other. “He looks so pale and awesome…”. “Oh step on me Tilda!”

Chas became an angel because Gabriel was shunned and he was chosen because of his sacrifice. Based on the novelisation.

Michelle Monahan originally had a much bigger part in this movie, but most of it ended up on the cutting room floor, so she ended up with what amounts to a cameo.

We aren't getting a prequel.... but all signs are pointing to us finally getting a sequel - DC made the announcement a few months back after years of speculation. Keanu is on board and I heard Peter Stormare is coming back to play Lucifer.

The white suit is in reference to Satan's original station as an angel, which was the Morning Star or Light Bringer. The goop on his feet I'm not 100% sure on but I always took it as a reference and contrast to Jesus and the story of having his feet washed. And also a representation of him being "Most Unclean", as Gabriel calls him. I abandoned my faith a long time ago but as a kid CCD taught me that Catholic dogma is pretty fucking metal. 19:38 Nice, George. 😄

I saw this movie when it came out years ago and a few times since. And ONLY within the past month or so did I learn the post-credit ending with Shia's character being an angel. Duuuude!

The scene at Chas' gravesite was simple closure. He died a good man and went to Haven. And when Constantine went to visit his gravesite, he came down as a "Hello" to John. Then he simply flew off. If you want to did much deeper than that, you could always look at it as him being John's new guardian angel.

This film is criminally underrated. There needs to be a sequel and that's actually a possibility. Keanu has said that he'd like to come back to this character. I'll also highly recommend Constantine in all of his appearances. The character has always been great.

I always interpreted it that Chaz became an angel after he was killed. This movie was great and I can understand the criticisms from the readers of the comics, but if you treat it like it's own thing it is a really good movie, and the editing and camera work is awesome.

I still love this movie. Keanu, Rachel, Dijmon, & Tilda are so memorable.

Stormare totally nailed it! Also Swinton showed a great performance, as usual.

Yes, that is Michelle Monaghan. She was originally supposed to have a larger part that was ultimately cut for time. The cameo of Michelle is all that remains. During a casting meeting, the producers were looking for someone to play Balthasar. The question was asked, “who’s really handsome but you want to punch in the face?” Someone responded Gavin Rosdale! The meeting said he’s perfect and asked him if he would do it.

The reason the Spear of Destiny (or Spear of Longinus) sounds like RPG loot is because every game with named weapons has named a spear after it. It's the same as finding the inevitable Mjolnir hammer or Excalibur sword.

“The skinny fellow with the fat friend…” That’s a reference to Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho. Very much in character for John, implying he’s doomed to fail.

34:00 You just have to understand how ingrained her blinders to her past was. She mentioned earlier in the movie about how her sister complained about the things she was seeing and how traumatic it was. She then goes on to explain that she was stronger meaning she saw just as much or worse than her sister. She shut that part of her memories away, and that kind of shutting away is difficult for anyone to relive.

I never understood why this movie wasn't HUGE, it's so great! Maybe just ahead of it's time ...

This film kicks ass. Like it really has no reason to be as good as it is, I'm so glad it's being watched more and more recently. Isn't faithful to the comics at all really but is just a good use of the character in a movie format. Glad they announced a sequel last year.

The key word to remember with this movie is that it is ‘inspired’ by Hellblazer, they kind of went their own way with it. Some key facts from the comics, 1, John is from Liverpool so has a thick scouse (term meaning a person from Liverpool) accent, 2, he’s a blonde, 3, hes only average at using magic however he makes up for it by using magic in very unusual ways, is a master manipulator as well as being supernaturally lucky, 4, Chas (the cab driver) is Johns oldest friend from when they’re were kids, 5, John killed his own twin in the womb, 6, Lucifer is actually not that bad a guy and looks like David Bowie

As a Scouser [person from Liverpool] myself, John Constantine being a Scouser himself; would have been nice to see someone do the accent. However I do love this movie. It's hard to dislike Keanu. He's such a good human! Looking forward to the sequel!

As someone with a life-long personal history with the "S" word, I speak for myself when I say that KZfaq's cowardice on this topic is not helpful and actually hurts people. The worst thing I felt during the time of my life when things were really bad was when I felt alone in that suffering. Like no one understood. They really need to rethink that policy. For me, it just shows that they don't get it and they don't give a shit. Separate topic, I was so happy to see you two did a reaction to this movie. One of my favorites. Keanu Reeves portrayal here is not necessarily true to the comics, but he's so good that it honestly doesn't matter.

My goodness is this movie underrated. It does throw you right into things without knowing much, but the story is still so good. Plus all of the action! The Hell scenes in particular are just fantastic and the casting choices in this were great. And the sequel is finally in the works after all this time!

I will echo everyone else. Now that you’ve seen this it is basically a law that you MUST watch *The Devil’s Advocate* which, personally, I much prefer. It stars Keanu and Al Pacino, and I’m not certain if any actor in history has had more fun in his job than Al Pacino had making that film. It’s an absolute blast.

If you confess a murder to a priest, they will tell you to go to the police, but no, they cannot report it. They will be excommunicated from the church if they repeat a sinner's confession to ANYONE.

Maybe someone on Patreon pointed it out already but despite Rachel Weisz surname being spelled with a W, it's actually pronounced with a V. She even said in an interview that she at one point considered changing her stage name to Rachel Vice but was told by her agent or somebody that that was probably not a good idea. But yes, Weisz is pronounced Vice. :) And Peter Stormare... legend!

OMG, that George Carlin edit. I did a literal spit take 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The woman in the holy water scene was in fact Michelle Monaghan and fun fact.. She actually had a much more significant role in the film. But her character basically ended up being cut out due to pacing reasons.

I remember thinking "this is ok" back when it was released. I feel as if this got better with age. Underrated film in my opinion. Edit: I also really enjoy the DC animated films with Constantine.

Assuming it is a Roman Catholic church (which I believe in the movie she is RC) the Seal of the Confessional is sacrosanct. The priest should/will encourage you to turn yourself in, can make it a part of the penance (so if you want the forgiveness involved in the sacrament you must do the penance) but the priest hearing confession cannot tell anyone anything discussed therein. IIRC this has been tested in US courts and a priest cannot be compelled to testify about anything covered by the Seal of the Confessional.

I got my Constantine tattoos 🤘. Great reaction as always and love you both. He had to make her emotional in the hospital room because she was denying her ability for survival...so she didn't end up like her sister. It was the only way to make her admit the truth. Tilda Swinton is awesome in everything

The portrayal of hell as locked in the moment of nuclear devestation is pretty wicked also Peter stormare is the best devil ever.

6:27 When he says skinny fellow with fat friend he probably means Laurel and Hardy, the comedy duo.

14:52 Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his punishment in Tartarus: he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink.

Criminally underrated movie. It took a relatively unknown IP and made a very engaging movie out of it. It left those who watched it BEGGING for more info on this world, but sadly so few people actually saw this that it faded into the background and never got the opportunity to delve deeper. This movie made me fall in love with Tilda Swinton as an actor. Such a powerful performance and so ambiguous in every way. This movie introduced her to me, and I have loved every role I've seen her in since.

You didn't say anything about him, unless I missed it, so I'm wondering if you recognized Peter Stormare from Fargo as Lucifer. Also, yes, that was Michelle Monaghan in the one scene. I'm pretty sure she was in at least one other scene that was cut out, but her big break in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (which is a great movie you should watch) came closer to the end of 2005 whereas this movie opened in February. As others have mentioned, it was only announced within the past few months that they are developing a sequel to Constantine with Reeves returning. When the movie came out in 2005 it was widely criticized by comics fans who did not like the casting of dark-haired, Canadian Reeves as Constantine, as the character was a blonde Brit in the comic books (a version later realized by Matt Ryan in the DC TV universe that includes "The Flash"), but I think in the intervening 18 years, people have let that go and been able to enjoy the movie for what it is, which is a fun supernatural horror-action movie. Moore truly does not like *any* adaptations of his work. He may not even watch them because he simply hates them in principle. So there's no need to wonder, no matter how enjoyable it is, what he thought -- he hates it. In fact, when his work is adapted, there is a pre-emptive rule that he is never to be credited by name, because he wants nothing to do with any of them. In the Watchmen credits, for example, it only credits the artist, Dave Gibbons. I definitely think that the idea is that Chas becomes an angel thanks to his heroism in helping John stop Mammon from entering our world. Also, I believe the bathtub scene *does* take place in John's apartment. John actually lives right above said bowling alley, as seen in the exterior shots of his apartment with the "BOWL BOWL BOWL" sign on it, so presumably Angela leads him out of the apartment and downstairs where she discovers the coin.

25:08 Yes, that was Michelle Monaghan. This was early in her career and she original had a bigger part in this scene, but it got cut down.

Gabriel's line, "In all the worlds in all the universe, _no_ creature can make that boast, save man," is epic beyond compare. It's nice to know that the Creator has a soft spot for humans. Why, you ask? Well, why not?

I've seen this movie tens of times since the release and thanks to you it's the first time I see the post credits scene!!

Still one of the best DC comics adaptations.

Peter Stormare portrayed the best Satan ever. And concept of his rule are great 😂

A priest is forbidden to disclose someones confession under any circumstances. Yes, that was Michelle Monaghan in an uncredited role, Simone. A PG version of Constantine became a regular character on the TV show "DC's Legends of Tomorrow". There were episodes that dealt with the "Spear of Destiny" as well.

Priests cannot reveal anything they hear during confession for any reason. They’d go to hell and receive special treatment.

Lmao that line about Saskatoon couldn’t sum us up any better

"Skinny fellow with the fat friend" is a reference to *Jay & Silent Bob* - pre-MCU comic movie nerd culture.

6:31 "That skinny fellow with the fat friend" is a reference to pretty much any double act you can name: Stephen Fry and Hugh Lawrie, French and Saunders, C3P0 and R2, Laurel and Hardy, etc. :-)

Keanu has said in the past that if he could do a sequel to any movie he has ever done, it would be a Constantine 2. There has been talk of a sequel actually happening now, so lets all hope and pray, cause this is a banger. One of my favorite movies ever

The guy who drank himself to death is in Identity, another movie worth reacting to. He has nystagmus, a condition where the eyes move uncontrollably. Instead of letting it limit him, he incorporates it into his movie roles.

Confession is sacred, between a priest and his person. For a priest to betray that oath takes really exceptional circumstances.

The "Skinny fellow with his fat friend" is a reference to Abbot and Costello, a fantastic comedy duo of the 1940s.

The crazy thing is that people don't realise Constantine is a DC character, he has had crossovers with Batman before. Blew my mind as a kid.

This movie doesn't get enough love. Glad to see you two enjoyed it! Can't wait for the sequel!

It's criminal this never got a sequel.

After hearing that intro, I'll be thinking of the Roman Emperor every time I hear the name Constantine, lmao. 🤣

Tbh the "fat guy with the skinny friend" or however it went could be Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, or Jay and Silent Bob lol 😂

That was Michelle Monaghan. Her character was trimmed. You can find deleted scenes. She's basically a Friends With Benefits and info source for John. He spares her during the hospital shootout. There's also a deleted scene with John leaving his lighter on Chaz's gravestone and as he walks away you see Chaz as an Angel.

It’s funny, Chas is a middle aged guy in the comics who frequently has to get John out trouble. The movie makes him look like an action hero, but the real John really can’t fight, he’s more of a trickster who outsmarts his enemies.

no chas sacrificed him self in the line of duty and was given the chance to live as a half breed angel

I'd always assumed the "skinny fellow with the fat friend" line was a reference to the old comedy duo Laurel & Hardy.

This film is only has a passing acquaintance with the comics it’s based on. The series staring Matt Ryan is closer but it only got one season because it got compared to the show Supernatural which really takes a lot from the Hellblazer comics

i love how balthazar talks normally in most of his scenes, but the second his skin is burned off..... BRITISH ACCENT!!!! hehe love you guys ^_^ great video as always

Confession rules: I have some social work training... they go over this quite a lot before they send you out into the profession.... It's a thing called "duty to report", they are legally required to inform the police if the confessor says they will commit a future crime. They are not usually legally bound for disclosure of past crimes (they consider this necessary to redeem the individual) . The courts have regularly, legally compelled priests and counsellors to break the seal of confession or confidentiality in serious crimes. It's not like crime shows in that regard but they usually have to get a specific court order to compel this. Priests universally counsel individuals to turn themselves in, principally because someone else might be in jail for something they themselves did.

"Hold the door, I'm going down." "Not if I can help it." You think he's being a dick, but he means it biblically.

His heart was PURE.

I freaking love that George Carlin clip you guys put in lol. Nice touch.

This isn't an original take but the film was before its time--or at least came out at the wrong time. I think were it to hit in the last few years there would have been more of an appetite for this different toned comic-book like movie. I absolutely love the ending with Lucifer's stealing his bid at Heaven by healing him. Also the casting was fantastic. You have journeyman Djimon Hounsou once again with this interesting lore character out of nowhere, Weisz and Keanu obviously top notch, Stormare playing a wonderfully different Lucifer with the white suit while being still super creepy, and the inspired other-worldly Tilda Swinton as Gabriel. Heck even Gavin Rossdale did well trying out acting. EDIT: Side note: I only found your channel in the past few days and I have consumed a mad number of vids at this point! Keep up the great picks!

Love this movie...a sequel is in the works!

"He looks so pale and awesome!!" Lol oh Simone!! Protect this woman at all costs!!

I LOL'ed at George's "Bless the rain down in Africa" 🤣

such an underrated movie, I think it was too far ahead of it's time when it came out and gets more appreciated now

While they changed the look and location of Hellblazer, they sure did an entertaining take on it. The show starring Matt Ryan was a bit more on point, and after its cancellation they brought the character into Legends of Tomorrow. So he lived on for a bit. Keanu stated he wants to do another Constantine film. I think it would be great for it to somehow incorporate Matt Ryan as well.

As a previous smoker, I see this movie as God struggling to convince John to stop smoking.

Finally someone who shows the ending credit.

Simone let's be honest, we all wish we dreamed about Keanu more often.

Absolutely LOVE your channel and thoughtful / hilarious reactions! Love this film when I saw it in the theater. Still holds up wonderfully. Truly an underrated CLASSIC. Hope you can eventually hit these BRILLIANT films (you'll ADORE): "STRANGER THAN FICTION," "PLEASANTVILLE," and "CHILDREN OF MEN."

Holy Canadian Sh*t, George was on FIYAH for this one. From the Terminator 2 reference at 18:00 up until the end, this guy was on fire.

There is no clear consensus on Chas, but he was very, very likely as you saw; a human who was Constantine's fan/apprentice. The archangel Gabriel was god's emissary/intermediary on earth. But as you saw in the film, "looks like someone doesn't have (Gabriel's) back anymore". I think that is why Chas was dressed the same as Gabriel, since the position was open, the recently departed Chaz was chosen to fill the role. In the comics, Chaz was a bodyguard and driver only (his only qualities being strength and survival skills), so this switch is movie only.

Alan Moore created the character for The Swamp Thing comics, but Jamie Delano was the writer for the spin-off comics at first, but others followed. The original Constantine is a blonde British magician / occult detective of sorts in very political stories, so I can imagine that some hardcore fans of the comics were quite disappointed by this take on it. It's a lot of fun, though, when I look past the Catholicism. My fave moment in the movie was at 19:00 or thereabouts which feels like Keanu wasn't following a script. Another fun thing that I like is that this is the only instance that I know of where scenes in Mexico are shot with natural colors but the scene that immediately follows in the US has a pretty heavy color scheme. I said this on IG, too, but Michelle Monaghan portrayed a succubus that had a fling with John, but they cut almost all of her scenes to emphasize his loneliness.

This film is underrated. Comic fans (like fans of many genres) have this innerving habit of freaking out when a film isn't exactly like the canon. People can't expect media to replicate other media.

SO happy to see you guys do this one. It's a fan favorite. Most people who watch it LOVE it. Can't WAIT for the sequel that is supposedly finally in the works

Yes, that was Michelle Monoghan. She had a larger part, but all of those scenes were cut for the theatrical cut. So all we have left is that one shot of her.

Inserting that George Carlin clip made my day lol. Great movie. I think Keanu is doing the second one soon.

In regards to confession boths and crimes. If someone confesses to a major crime (Murder, grape ect) the priest will indeed inform the police, and many confession boths have a switch on the priests side that locks the doors of the booth to keep the person from fleeing until the cops arrive.

Quick clarification, at least in the states, priests not only aren't required to tell if someone confesses to a murder, but they are expressly forbidden from doing so. It's a pretty big ethics debate.

My interpretation has always been that Chas became one the "half breed angels" after death so he could keep helping people like he wanted. Keep being a warrior for the light you know

This is an underrated movie. I liked it when I first saw it in the theatre. Off the top of my head, the main thing I would change is the name of the spear. Instead of Spear of Destiny they should have called it The Spear of Longinus. I don't understand why they made the change. Were they concerned about being sued by the Church for copyright infringement? Good movie. I love all of Constantine's gadgets, felt like a supernatural version of James Bond and Q.

Such a great movie. Keanu's supposed to be back for a sequel after all these years.

Chaz became an angel. He died by helping Angela

Such a freaking great movie, and I'm glad it's getting more love these days. Keanu is absolutely perfect as Constantine, even though he isn't British. Really hope the announced sequel does indeed come to fruition and will be just as good.

1. For those who don't know, this is loosely based on the graphic novel. Constantine is a blond British man who now is involved in the DC comics, but before he headlined Hellblazer comics, an offshoot from DC. 2. Michelle Monaghan played a succubus, who sleeps with Constantine occasionally, and it was a side character role. Her role got slashed in the editing process, but the unrated cut has her part in it. If you are curious, type the info in the search bar above. 3. There are rumors about Constantine 2, but with Hollywood being them, I have no hopes. Keanu did a wonderful job on portraying the American version. Alan Moore himself said that in some other universe there might be a version of his character who is a chain smoking brunette tired of chasing demons

"Shia's gonna be pissed." I'm gonna start saying this throughout my normal life from now on.

1. Rachel weisz my late teen movie crush, i saw Mumie years after release 2. I am Tilda Swinton fan, so much charisma in one person 3. Peter Stormare as a Satan, such a unique persinification of devil

It's funny you mention watching Supernatural, as Castiel's look in that show is inspired by how Constantine dresses in the comics.

The skinny fellow and the fat friend are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (stagenames Laurel & Hardy), a pair of slapstick comedians from the good old days of black and white movies (late 20's to early 50's).

"Step on me tilda" that line killed me😆🤣 But same. 🤣🤣🤣

A truly underrated movie. It's not Shakespeare, but I don't know why people hate on it. It does deviate a good amount from the source material, but I think the movie accomplishes quite a bit despite that.

Constantine is one of those incredibly rare movie adaptation when they change A LOT of stuff from the source material but still manage to create something awesome in the end, different for sure, but still awesome. Beside the physical and national difference between comic book Constantine (which is supposed to look like a young version of Sting) and movie Constantine, the graphic novel featured pantheon of divinities and entities taken from pretty much all religions at the same time, not just christianity, in the movie they most likely narrow it down both for time and for clarity. A few years ago they cast Matt Ryan in the tv show Constantine and it was awesome and in many ways a lot closer to the source material, unfortunately it wasn't renewed but later theCW introduced that version of the character in its own superhero shows. The problem with that is that while Constantine, just like Sandman, is technically part of the DC Universe, he is most often than not a side character (even if it can be a very important side character on occasion) and most importantly the way he is portrayed in the CW shows is like the sorcerer he is; the issue there is that while Constantine is known to be one of the most powerful sorcerer and mysthic of the DC Universe, in his own graphic novel he quite rarely goes around casting spells and whatnot, his two most important "powers" are his cunning and synchronicity, he is the right man at the right time but not just by chance, it's actually part of his powers (they refer to it as Synchronicity Wave Travelling, a power that runs in some member of his family known as the "Laughing Magician"), but again cunning his still the most important skill and weapon he has. This movie actually made a pretty good job at portraying that with the final trick he played on the devil, something definetely not easy to do within the time constraint of a film.