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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Satan saves the world. And cures Constantine's lung cancer. ''Satan''.
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: When attacked by the Scavengers of the Damned, Angela pulls out her pistol and points it behind her, ending at Constantine's crotch. It may not just have been GunsAreWorthless that made him say "That's really not going to help".
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* GunsAreWorthless: Angela's normal pistol is the straight example. Constantine subverts it by assembling his own gun out of a variety of holy items, allowing him to quickly blast his way through a room full of half-demons.
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* OneSceneWonder: '''PeterStormare as Satan.''' This is why Stormare is one of the patron saints of One-Scene Wonders.
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-->'''Lucifer:''' ''Hello, Jooohhhn...Jooohhnn, hello....''
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The film is widely disliked by notorious among readers of ''Hellblazer'' for being an InNameOnly adaptation and -- in particular for particular, changing the blond, British protagonist into a black-haired American who is more of an exorcist than a magician, magician -- but it has merits aplenty if viewed as a standalone work.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Lucifer, who is otherwise well-coiffed. WordOfGod states that the reason Storemare's feet are dripping with goo is that he must pollute the ground to walk on it.
* SlidingScaleOfAdapationModification: The plot is loosely based on the ''Hellblazer'' story "Dangerous Habits". John's lung cancer, his argument with Gabriel (who exhibits more sympathy for him here), and Satan ripping the tumors from John's body are all taken from the comic. Other similarities include Gabriel panicking when found out by God (John mentions that "He" isn't happy about his angel schmoozing with [[TheTroubles the IRA]]) and Satan's trail of slime.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of fans of the film ( and comic) consider the editing out of Ellie played by Michelle Monaghan to be of a loss to the film.
** Also the deletion of many scenes from the original script which dealt with Chas' character. Even if you aren't fond of ShiaLaBeouf, the original script gave his character something to ''actually do'', whereas in the final film he disappears for a good two-thirds during the middle, which begs the question why his character wasn't also cut.
** Also the deletion of many scenes from the original script which dealt with Chas' character. Even if you aren't fond of ShiaLaBeouf, the original script gave his character something to ''actually do'', whereas in the final film he disappears for a good two-thirds during the middle, which begs the question why his character wasn't also cut.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of fans of the film ( and (and comic) consider the editing out of Constantine's half-demon sex partner Ellie, based on the succubus Ellie from ''Hellblazer'' and played by Michelle Monaghan Monaghan, to be of a loss to for the film.
film. The reason given was that it would be harder to believe that Constantine was a bitter loner if he was sleeping with a gorgeous woman, even if she was evil.
**Also Also, the deletion of many scenes from the original script which dealt with Chas' character. Even if you aren't fond of ShiaLaBeouf, the original script gave his character something to ''actually do'', whereas in the final film he disappears for a good two-thirds during the middle, which begs the question why his character wasn't also cut.
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Things are getting stranger for John Constantine, Constantine (played by KeanuReeves), American, atoner and Catholic demon-hunter. Demon activity is on the rise as more and more denizens of Hell are trying to cross over to earth. This would be right up Constantine's alley, but he's a little preoccupied with the fact that he's dying of lung cancer, and going to go to Hell despite all he's done.
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''Film/{{Constantine}}'' is a 2005 American film [[InNameOnly loosely based on]] VertigoComics' ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the "Dangerous Habits" story arc (issues #41-46) and others - such as the inclusion of Papa Midnite - from the "Original Sins" trade paperback. It was released on February 8, 2005 in Hong Kong, and on February 18, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. It is rated R for violence and demonic images by the MPAA. It also contains [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking mild language]].
Things are getting [[strike:strange]] stranger for John Constantine, American, atoner and Catholic demon-hunter. Demon activity is on the rise as more and more denizens of Hell are trying to cross over to earth. This would be right up Constantine's alley, but he's a little preoccupied with the fact that he's dying of lung cancer, and going to go to Hell despite all he's done.
Things are getting [[strike:strange]] stranger for John Constantine, American, atoner and Catholic demon-hunter. Demon activity is on the rise as more and more denizens of Hell are trying to cross over to earth. This would be right up Constantine's alley, but he's a little preoccupied with the fact that he's dying of lung cancer, and going to go to Hell despite all he's done.
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''Film/{{Constantine}}'' is a 2005 American film [[InNameOnly based very loosely based on]] on VertigoComics' ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the "Dangerous Habits" story arc (issues #41-46) and others - such as the inclusion of Papa Midnite - from the "Original Sins" trade paperback. It was released on February 8, 2005 in Hong Kong, and on February 18, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. It is rated R for violence and demonic images by the MPAA. It also contains [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking mild language]].
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* IHaveManyNames: The devil in this film is called both "Lucifer" and "Satan". John calls him "Lou" just to mess with him.
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* NoSell: Lucifer being, well, ''Lucifer'', he pulls this off twice after he shows up to claim John's soul. John's being 'between worlds' has temporarily [[TimeDilation brought time almost to a standstill]]; Gabriel, in the other room, is moving in super-slow motion, but Lucifer meanders in at his normal pace and pulls Angela/Mammon out of the way, at which point time instantly returns back to normal. And in the reflected water that shows Mammon, he's struggling with all his might to escape his father's grasp. Lucifer doesn't so much as move a muscle.
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''Film/{{Constantine}}'' is a 2005 American film [[InNameOnly loosely based on]] VertigoComics' ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the "Dangerous Habits" story arc (issues #41-46) and others - such as the inclusion of Papa Midnite - from the "Original Sins" trade paperback. It was released on February 8, 2005 in Hong Kong, and on February 18, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. It is rated R for violence and demonic images by the MPAA. It also contains [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking mild language]].
Things are getting [[strike:strange]] stranger for John Constantine, American, atoner and Catholic demon-hunter. Demon activity is on the rise as more and more denizens of Hell are trying to cross over to earth. This would be right up Constantine's alley, but he's a little preoccupied with the fact that he's dying of lung cancer, and going to go to Hell despite all he's done.
Things come to a head when LAPD officer Angela Dodson approaches Constantine with news that her institutionalized, possibly [[TheCassandra psychic]] sister has recently offed herself. Constantine investigates and starts to uncover a connection to the demons and a possible plot to turn Earth into a literal [[HellOnEarth Hell]].
The film is widely disliked by readers of the comics, but has merits aplenty if taken as a stand-alone work.
[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071873/ A sequel is in development,]] with a tentative release sometime in 2012. (Translation: don't hold your breath)
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* AdaptationExpansion: The novelization of the film written by John Shirley does an amazing job of expanding upon the movieverse. It develops the characters more thoroughly and explains the mythology of Constantine's job comprehensively. In addition, it includes all the deleted scenes shown on the DVD in context and fits them into continuity. For those who may be on the fence about the film, the novelization might be the tipping point into enjoying it.
* AddictionDisplacement: Constantine chews gum at the end to signal that he's quit smoking.
* AffablyEvil: Satan and arguably [[spoiler: Gabriel]].
* AllUpToYou
* AlmostKiss: Three times, between Constantine and Angela Dodson.
* AmbiguousGender: The ArchangelGabriel.
* AntiHero
* ArchangelGabriel: Played by {{Bifauxnen}} TildaSwinton. [[spoiler:Resents God's love for an unworthy humanity and plots to release Hell on Earth so that humanity can earn God's love.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What did she do, Angela?"
* ArtisticLicenseReligion
* BadGuyBar: The Bar.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Mammon and [[spoiler:Gabriel]].
* BigNo: Alas, poor [[spoiler:Balthazar]]...
* BlessedWithSuck: Constantine, Isabel and Angela
* BottomlessMagazines: Angela's miraculous Smith & Wesson 3913.
* {{Bouncer}}: You must have [[PsychicPowers Mad Skillz]] to get into Midnite.
* BrokenAngel
* CatapultNightmare: Angela, after a nightmare of her sister killing herself.
* CatchPhrase: "This is Constantine. John Constantine, asshole."
** "This is Kramer. Chas Kramer, asshole."
* ChristianityIsCatholic
* CouldntFindAPen: Hennessey carves a message into his own hand with a corkscrew.
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* CulturalTranslation
* CursedWithAwesome: John's "gift."
* DeadSidekick
* DemonSlaying: Constantine hunts down demonic halfbreeds and sends them back to hell.
* DeusExMachina: Subverted since it's [[spoiler: Satan who saves the day]]
* [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu Did You Just Flip Off Satan]]: [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Yes. Yes he did.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Constantine attempted to kill himself because he saw demonically-possessed people. He managed to succeed ''just'' enough for it to count as a suicide by the rules of Heaven, but ultimately survived. He's spent the rest of his life trying to buy his way out of Hell [[spoiler:and succeeds by killing himself again. Too bad Satan is a sore loser and saves him from dying.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Balthazar's face after John soaked half of it in holy water. Now what other DC comic has had half his face disfigured by a vial of liquid?
* TheDriver: Chas.
* TheDulcineaEffect: "Definitely... ''mostly'' not about the girl."
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* EnemyRisingBehind: Angela and the man possessed by the Spear of Destiny, while she's in the pool.
* EmptyPilesOfClothing: Balthazar after the BigBad reduces him to dust.
* EvilIsPetty: Satan enjoys dicking around with Constantine when he shows up.
* FairCop: Angela played by RachelWeisz
* FamousLastWords: "You were right, John. It's not like in the books."
* FantasticCatholicism
* FetusTerrible: What an adorable little cosmic horror...
* FireAndBrimstoneHell
* FlatlinePlotline: Used to give Angela a taste of Constantine's knowledge; he drowns her in a bathtub under carefully controlled conditions.
* FliesEqualsEvil: [[spoiler:Beeman]] has a fly crawl out from under his eyelid as a sign of demonic attack upon him. He's later found dead with flies covering him and crawling out of his mouth.
** Probably Balthazaar's version of irony.
* FoeYay: Balthazar and Lucifer towards Constantine. He's not liking all the hellish attention he gets.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Papa Midnite tells Constantine that his soul is the only one Satan himself would come to collect. [[spoiler: He's right]].
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* FriendlyTarget: [[spoiler:Father Hennessy and Beeman.]]
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: God and Satan have made a deal not to directly interfere in the mortal world. The half-demons constantly break this rule, but they don't get punished - just sent back to hell by Constantine.
* GoIntoTheLight: Subverted. Satan pulls Constantine ''out of'' the light and cures his lung cancer so he'll have a chance to royally screw up again.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: A possessed girl screams "Papatayin natin silang lahat!" ("Let's kill them all!' in Tagalog)
* HeavenSeeker: The title character goes around sending half-demons back to Hell in the hope that this will gain him entry into Heaven after he dies. It's not that John Constantine likes the idea of Heaven that much — he just wants to avoid going to Hell, since he knows firsthand (due to trying to commit suicide in his youth) how horrible it is.
** "You're a cop. Imagine being sentenced to a prison where half the inmates were put there by you."
* ToHellAndBack: Constantine is such an expert at doing this, he even teaches Angela to do it once.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted.
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* HollywoodApocrypha: The Hell Bible, which has a different Book of Revelation.
** And an extra five chapters in 1 Corinthians.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Holy water scalds the hell out of half-demons, making them easier to kill.
* ImmuneToDrugs: Semi-Averted. Constantine has developed lung cancer from smoking, but [[spoiler:Satan cures him]].
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Constantine's lung cancer. [[IGotBetter He gets better.]]
* InNameOnly: If you pretend that it's ''not'' based on ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', it's actually pretty good. (Technically, we know from Etrigan's rhymes that the Hellblazer hero's name is pronounced Constan-TYNE, so this movie in which Keanu's name is Constan-TEEN qualifies as a distinct individual.)
** One gets the impression that this could have been sold as a very good American story of an occult detective by itself.
* InsaneTrollLogic: The BigBad's logic for destroying mankind in order to save it.
* InstantOracleJustAddWater
* IntangibleTimeTravel
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* JerkassFacade: Constantine.
* JustHitHim: Holy knuckle dusters FTW.
* KilledMidSentence
--> [[spoiler:'''Chas:''' This is Kramer. Chas Kramer, assho...]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: Gabriel.]]
* LargeHam: ''Balthazar''.
-->'''Balthazar''': Word is, you're on your way down. Fresh meat. ''(sucks his fingertips)'' Finger-lickin' good!
** Balthazar? What about Lucifer?
* LightIsNotGood
* LikeABadassOutOfHell: Subverted. Constantine's mortal sin is suicide - and he's been trying hard to make up for it since. (Not so in the original comic.)
* LockedIntoStrangeness: A man looks at the possessed girl and his hair turns white.
* LookBothWays: Unexpectedly, the dude wins. There's a reason for this.
* MagicalAbortion: Angela becomes mystically pregnant with the Antichrist - which is called back to hell via a personal appearance by Satan.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Satan is a pimp. Of course, he ''is'' played by Peter Stormare.
* MagicMirror: Mirrors can pull demons out of the humans they've possessed and imprison them.
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: On a cosmic scale.
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Constantine resorts to this to prevent the release of Mammon.
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* NayTheist: To be fair, God appears to have started the whole argument.
* NeckLift: Balthazar to Constantine after he bursts into Balthazar's office. Later on, Gabriel to John.
* NeverSuicide: Subverted.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Satan saves the world. And cures Constantine's lung cancer. ''Satan''.
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* OneLastSmoke: Played with. It's hard to flick your lighter if you've cut all the tendons in your wrists.
* OneSceneWonder: PeterStormare as Satan.
-->'''Lucifer:''' ''Jooohhhn...Jooohhnn, hello John.''
* TheOphelia: Angela's twin sister.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Gabriel is the winged (androgynous) humanoid variety, but likely not a pure angel, since angels and demons are not allowed on Earth. Constantine himself says to Gabriel earlier in the movie- "[...] You're the one that deserves to go to Hell, half-breed," confirming this.
* PokeInTheThirdEye: When Constantine is using The Chair to spy on the man possessed by the Spear of Destiny.
* PortalPool: Constantine states that any body of water, no matter how small, can be used as a portal to hell.
* PrecisionFStrike: Courtesy of one archangel Gabriel
* ProtectiveCharm
* PsychicChildren: The title character and Isabel and Angela Dodson all first displayed their psychic abilities as children. Unfortunately, these abilities helped them to see the half-demons infesting the Earth, resulting in two of them being forced to undergo psychiatric treatment and later committing suicide.
* PublicDomainArtifact: The Lance of Longinus, AKA the Spear of Destiny.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The demonic halfbreeds.
* RefusingParadise: Forced, and thereby possible subverted. [[spoiler: The dying main character is about to enter heaven, when the devil deliberately heals him to make sure he has another chance at messing up his salvation on earth.]]
* RetiredBadass: Papa Midnite, a magi so powerful that he took on 30 demons by himself. Doesn't need special tools as he has actual magical powers. And powerful enough to create his own embassy of neutrality where hybrids mix and behave under his watch.
* ReligiousHorror
* {{Satan}}: Peter Stormare FTW.
* SchmuckBait: Constantine tells the men helping him to close their eyes and not look.
* SeeYouInHell: The "Go to Hell" version, when talking to the demonic halfbreeds.
* {{Sidekick}}: Hennessy, Beeman and Chas Kramer.
* SlowElectricity: When Constantine and Angela Dodson are talking on the street, the streetlights begin to turn off (with clunking sounds) - first far away, then approaching them.
* SmokingIsCool: Subverted, as he gets lung cancer, but double subverted, as he quits at the end of the movie (after Satan gets rid of the cancer).
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Chas dies but is resurrected as an angel. Constantine's not exactly thrilled at this development.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: [[spoiler: Lucifer actually [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork saves the day]] because Constantine summoned him.]]
* SynchronizedSwarming
* TapOnTheHead: Constantine to the bar's bouncer the second time he goes there.
* ThanatosGambit: It probably would have worked had he not flipped Satan the bird.
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* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: "Who's the rat in the dress now, huh, bitch?"
* TransformationOfThePossessed: The woman possessed by the soldier demon and [[spoiler:Angela Dodson]] when she's possessed by Mammon, Lucifer's son.
* TrenchcoatBrigade: Constantine, technically.
** Not so technically since the actual John Constan-tyne is the trope namer for this one.
* TruceZone: Papa Midnite's bar
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The BigBad plans to release Mammon to bring pain and horror to humanity, in order to purify it and make it worthy of God's love.
--> '''[[spoiler:Gabriel]]''': So...I'll bring you ''pain''. I'll bring you ''horror''. So that you may rise above it. So that those of you who survive this reign of hell on Earth will be worthy of God's love.
--> '''John''': [[spoiler:Gabriel]]. You're '''[[InsaneTrollLogic insane]]'''.
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* WingedHumanoid: Angels and half-demons.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of fans of the film ( and comic) consider the editing out of Ellie played by Michelle Monaghan to be of a loss to the film.
** Also the deletion of many scenes from the original script which dealt with Chas' character. Even if you aren't fond of ShiaLaBeouf, the original script gave his character something to ''actually do'', whereas in the final film he disappears for a good two-thirds during the middle, which begs the question why his character wasn't also cut.
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* TheWormThatWalks: The "true demon" that Constantine encounters (thereby letting him know that some MAJOR shit is going down) manifests as a swarm of insects of all shapes and sizes. [[CarFu It gets killed by a car.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: BigBad [[spoiler:Gabriel]] to his ally [[spoiler:Balthazar]].
''Film/{{Constantine}}'' is a 2005 American film [[InNameOnly loosely based on]] VertigoComics' ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the "Dangerous Habits" story arc (issues #41-46) and others - such as the inclusion of Papa Midnite - from the "Original Sins" trade paperback. It was released on February 8, 2005 in Hong Kong, and on February 18, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. It is rated R for violence and demonic images by the MPAA. It also contains [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking mild language]].
Things are getting [[strike:strange]] stranger for John Constantine, American, atoner and Catholic demon-hunter. Demon activity is on the rise as more and more denizens of Hell are trying to cross over to earth. This would be right up Constantine's alley, but he's a little preoccupied with the fact that he's dying of lung cancer, and going to go to Hell despite all he's done.
Things come to a head when LAPD officer Angela Dodson approaches Constantine with news that her institutionalized, possibly [[TheCassandra psychic]] sister has recently offed herself. Constantine investigates and starts to uncover a connection to the demons and a possible plot to turn Earth into a literal [[HellOnEarth Hell]].
The film is widely disliked by readers of the comics, but has merits aplenty if taken as a stand-alone work.
[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071873/ A sequel is in development,]] with a tentative release sometime in 2012. (Translation: don't hold your breath)
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!! This movie contains examples of:
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* AdaptationExpansion: The novelization of the film written by John Shirley does an amazing job of expanding upon the movieverse. It develops the characters more thoroughly and explains the mythology of Constantine's job comprehensively. In addition, it includes all the deleted scenes shown on the DVD in context and fits them into continuity. For those who may be on the fence about the film, the novelization might be the tipping point into enjoying it.
* AddictionDisplacement: Constantine chews gum at the end to signal that he's quit smoking.
* AffablyEvil: Satan and arguably [[spoiler: Gabriel]].
* AllUpToYou
* AlmostKiss: Three times, between Constantine and Angela Dodson.
* AmbiguousGender: The ArchangelGabriel.
* AntiHero
* ArchangelGabriel: Played by {{Bifauxnen}} TildaSwinton. [[spoiler:Resents God's love for an unworthy humanity and plots to release Hell on Earth so that humanity can earn God's love.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What did she do, Angela?"
* ArtisticLicenseReligion
* BadGuyBar: The Bar.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Mammon and [[spoiler:Gabriel]].
* BigNo: Alas, poor [[spoiler:Balthazar]]...
* BlessedWithSuck: Constantine, Isabel and Angela
* BottomlessMagazines: Angela's miraculous Smith & Wesson 3913.
* {{Bouncer}}: You must have [[PsychicPowers Mad Skillz]] to get into Midnite.
* BrokenAngel
* CatapultNightmare: Angela, after a nightmare of her sister killing herself.
* CatchPhrase: "This is Constantine. John Constantine, asshole."
** "This is Kramer. Chas Kramer, asshole."
* ChristianityIsCatholic
* CouldntFindAPen: Hennessey carves a message into his own hand with a corkscrew.
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* CulturalTranslation
* CursedWithAwesome: John's "gift."
* DeadSidekick
* DemonSlaying: Constantine hunts down demonic halfbreeds and sends them back to hell.
* DeusExMachina: Subverted since it's [[spoiler: Satan who saves the day]]
* [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu Did You Just Flip Off Satan]]: [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Yes. Yes he did.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Constantine attempted to kill himself because he saw demonically-possessed people. He managed to succeed ''just'' enough for it to count as a suicide by the rules of Heaven, but ultimately survived. He's spent the rest of his life trying to buy his way out of Hell [[spoiler:and succeeds by killing himself again. Too bad Satan is a sore loser and saves him from dying.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Balthazar's face after John soaked half of it in holy water. Now what other DC comic has had half his face disfigured by a vial of liquid?
* TheDriver: Chas.
* TheDulcineaEffect: "Definitely... ''mostly'' not about the girl."
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* EnemyRisingBehind: Angela and the man possessed by the Spear of Destiny, while she's in the pool.
* EmptyPilesOfClothing: Balthazar after the BigBad reduces him to dust.
* EvilIsPetty: Satan enjoys dicking around with Constantine when he shows up.
* FairCop: Angela played by RachelWeisz
* FamousLastWords: "You were right, John. It's not like in the books."
* FantasticCatholicism
* FetusTerrible: What an adorable little cosmic horror...
* FireAndBrimstoneHell
* FlatlinePlotline: Used to give Angela a taste of Constantine's knowledge; he drowns her in a bathtub under carefully controlled conditions.
* FliesEqualsEvil: [[spoiler:Beeman]] has a fly crawl out from under his eyelid as a sign of demonic attack upon him. He's later found dead with flies covering him and crawling out of his mouth.
** Probably Balthazaar's version of irony.
* FoeYay: Balthazar and Lucifer towards Constantine. He's not liking all the hellish attention he gets.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Papa Midnite tells Constantine that his soul is the only one Satan himself would come to collect. [[spoiler: He's right]].
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* FriendlyTarget: [[spoiler:Father Hennessy and Beeman.]]
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: God and Satan have made a deal not to directly interfere in the mortal world. The half-demons constantly break this rule, but they don't get punished - just sent back to hell by Constantine.
* GoIntoTheLight: Subverted. Satan pulls Constantine ''out of'' the light and cures his lung cancer so he'll have a chance to royally screw up again.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: A possessed girl screams "Papatayin natin silang lahat!" ("Let's kill them all!' in Tagalog)
* HeavenSeeker: The title character goes around sending half-demons back to Hell in the hope that this will gain him entry into Heaven after he dies. It's not that John Constantine likes the idea of Heaven that much — he just wants to avoid going to Hell, since he knows firsthand (due to trying to commit suicide in his youth) how horrible it is.
** "You're a cop. Imagine being sentenced to a prison where half the inmates were put there by you."
* ToHellAndBack: Constantine is such an expert at doing this, he even teaches Angela to do it once.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted.
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* HollywoodApocrypha: The Hell Bible, which has a different Book of Revelation.
** And an extra five chapters in 1 Corinthians.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Holy water scalds the hell out of half-demons, making them easier to kill.
* ImmuneToDrugs: Semi-Averted. Constantine has developed lung cancer from smoking, but [[spoiler:Satan cures him]].
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Constantine's lung cancer. [[IGotBetter He gets better.]]
* InNameOnly: If you pretend that it's ''not'' based on ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', it's actually pretty good. (Technically, we know from Etrigan's rhymes that the Hellblazer hero's name is pronounced Constan-TYNE, so this movie in which Keanu's name is Constan-TEEN qualifies as a distinct individual.)
** One gets the impression that this could have been sold as a very good American story of an occult detective by itself.
* InsaneTrollLogic: The BigBad's logic for destroying mankind in order to save it.
* InstantOracleJustAddWater
* IntangibleTimeTravel
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* JerkassFacade: Constantine.
* JustHitHim: Holy knuckle dusters FTW.
* KilledMidSentence
--> [[spoiler:'''Chas:''' This is Kramer. Chas Kramer, assho...]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: Gabriel.]]
* LargeHam: ''Balthazar''.
-->'''Balthazar''': Word is, you're on your way down. Fresh meat. ''(sucks his fingertips)'' Finger-lickin' good!
** Balthazar? What about Lucifer?
* LightIsNotGood
* LikeABadassOutOfHell: Subverted. Constantine's mortal sin is suicide - and he's been trying hard to make up for it since. (Not so in the original comic.)
* LockedIntoStrangeness: A man looks at the possessed girl and his hair turns white.
* LookBothWays: Unexpectedly, the dude wins. There's a reason for this.
* MagicalAbortion: Angela becomes mystically pregnant with the Antichrist - which is called back to hell via a personal appearance by Satan.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Satan is a pimp. Of course, he ''is'' played by Peter Stormare.
* MagicMirror: Mirrors can pull demons out of the humans they've possessed and imprison them.
%% MetaCasting is already on YMMV
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: On a cosmic scale.
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Constantine resorts to this to prevent the release of Mammon.
%% NauseaFuel is already on YMMV
* NayTheist: To be fair, God appears to have started the whole argument.
* NeckLift: Balthazar to Constantine after he bursts into Balthazar's office. Later on, Gabriel to John.
* NeverSuicide: Subverted.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Satan saves the world. And cures Constantine's lung cancer. ''Satan''.
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* OneLastSmoke: Played with. It's hard to flick your lighter if you've cut all the tendons in your wrists.
* OneSceneWonder: PeterStormare as Satan.
-->'''Lucifer:''' ''Jooohhhn...Jooohhnn, hello John.''
* TheOphelia: Angela's twin sister.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Gabriel is the winged (androgynous) humanoid variety, but likely not a pure angel, since angels and demons are not allowed on Earth. Constantine himself says to Gabriel earlier in the movie- "[...] You're the one that deserves to go to Hell, half-breed," confirming this.
* PokeInTheThirdEye: When Constantine is using The Chair to spy on the man possessed by the Spear of Destiny.
* PortalPool: Constantine states that any body of water, no matter how small, can be used as a portal to hell.
* PrecisionFStrike: Courtesy of one archangel Gabriel
* ProtectiveCharm
* PsychicChildren: The title character and Isabel and Angela Dodson all first displayed their psychic abilities as children. Unfortunately, these abilities helped them to see the half-demons infesting the Earth, resulting in two of them being forced to undergo psychiatric treatment and later committing suicide.
* PublicDomainArtifact: The Lance of Longinus, AKA the Spear of Destiny.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The demonic halfbreeds.
* RefusingParadise: Forced, and thereby possible subverted. [[spoiler: The dying main character is about to enter heaven, when the devil deliberately heals him to make sure he has another chance at messing up his salvation on earth.]]
* RetiredBadass: Papa Midnite, a magi so powerful that he took on 30 demons by himself. Doesn't need special tools as he has actual magical powers. And powerful enough to create his own embassy of neutrality where hybrids mix and behave under his watch.
* ReligiousHorror
* {{Satan}}: Peter Stormare FTW.
* SchmuckBait: Constantine tells the men helping him to close their eyes and not look.
* SeeYouInHell: The "Go to Hell" version, when talking to the demonic halfbreeds.
* {{Sidekick}}: Hennessy, Beeman and Chas Kramer.
* SlowElectricity: When Constantine and Angela Dodson are talking on the street, the streetlights begin to turn off (with clunking sounds) - first far away, then approaching them.
* SmokingIsCool: Subverted, as he gets lung cancer, but double subverted, as he quits at the end of the movie (after Satan gets rid of the cancer).
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Chas dies but is resurrected as an angel. Constantine's not exactly thrilled at this development.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: [[spoiler: Lucifer actually [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork saves the day]] because Constantine summoned him.]]
* SynchronizedSwarming
* TapOnTheHead: Constantine to the bar's bouncer the second time he goes there.
* ThanatosGambit: It probably would have worked had he not flipped Satan the bird.
%% TheyChangedItNowItSucks is already on YMMV
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: "Who's the rat in the dress now, huh, bitch?"
* TransformationOfThePossessed: The woman possessed by the soldier demon and [[spoiler:Angela Dodson]] when she's possessed by Mammon, Lucifer's son.
* TrenchcoatBrigade: Constantine, technically.
** Not so technically since the actual John Constan-tyne is the trope namer for this one.
* TruceZone: Papa Midnite's bar
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The BigBad plans to release Mammon to bring pain and horror to humanity, in order to purify it and make it worthy of God's love.
--> '''[[spoiler:Gabriel]]''': So...I'll bring you ''pain''. I'll bring you ''horror''. So that you may rise above it. So that those of you who survive this reign of hell on Earth will be worthy of God's love.
--> '''John''': [[spoiler:Gabriel]]. You're '''[[InsaneTrollLogic insane]]'''.
%% VisualEffectsOfAwesome is already on YMMV
* WingedHumanoid: Angels and half-demons.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of fans of the film ( and comic) consider the editing out of Ellie played by Michelle Monaghan to be of a loss to the film.
** Also the deletion of many scenes from the original script which dealt with Chas' character. Even if you aren't fond of ShiaLaBeouf, the original script gave his character something to ''actually do'', whereas in the final film he disappears for a good two-thirds during the middle, which begs the question why his character wasn't also cut.
%% WTHCastingAgency is already on YMMV
* TheWormThatWalks: The "true demon" that Constantine encounters (thereby letting him know that some MAJOR shit is going down) manifests as a swarm of insects of all shapes and sizes. [[CarFu It gets killed by a car.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: BigBad [[spoiler:Gabriel]] to his ally [[spoiler:Balthazar]].
