THE ROAD TO HELL ... IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, SAY THOSE INVOLVED WITH 'CONSTANTINE'.(U)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: February 18, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Bob Strauss Film Writer

Unlikely movie messiah Keanu Reeves is at it again.

But in ``Constantine,'' the ``Matrix'' movies, ``Devil's Advocate'' and ``Little Buddha'' star's title role is as profane as it is sacred. If not more so.

``I loved the hard-boiled film noir aspect of Constantine's character,'' Reeves says of his demon-fighting, hell-raising hero. ``And the plot was good, this man who is cursed to hell trying to find his way into heaven. It's very entertaining, but at the same time there are things that you can chew on, about forgiveness or ...

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