Keanue Reeves Played A Neo-Noir Superhero In The Enjoyable Constantine

DC Comics has struggled to get quite as many of its comic book characters to spawn big-screen franchises compared to their Marvel Comics counterpart (2010s Red was the first DC Comics adaptation that wasn't based on Superman, Batman or Swamp-Thing to spawn a sequel), but they've still got a bevy of memorable standalone movies to their name. Case in point: the 2005 Francis Lawrence directorial effort Constantine based on the comic book character of the same name. Though initially, it received mixed reviews and fanboy disdain for deviating from the comics, it's since garnered cult classic status and for very good reason.

Justice League Dark Is Scarily Forgettable Fare

TV seems to be the one spot where DC Comics isn't going for solely grim n' gritty fare, with some more darker programming like Gotham being heavily outnumbered by the likes of Justice League Action, Supergirl, The Flash, etc. But in the likes of film, comics and video games, grittiness seems to be the primary name of the game, which isn't in and of itself a bad thing, it's just that so many of these grimmer fare feel like they're being more "adult" for mere shock value instead of doing what's best for their stories. At least it's understandable why Justice League Dark would go in a grim direction since it deals with more ominous superheroes like Constantine, Deadman and the other mystical horror-centric realms of the DC universe.