About the same time Mr. Cage’s name was being bandied about for Supes, there was also talk about him playing JC.
No kiddin’? How about that…I never really cared for the John Constantine comics, but there must be some reason why the Forces of Darkness worked so hard to miscast the character for the movies. Cage, Keanu …I wonder who else was considered for the part. Matthew Perry? That guy who played Urkel on Family Matters? Fabio? Mary-Kate Olsen?
There are obvious rules governing the acquisition of souls. One presumes the devil works quid pro quo. Favor for favor and since instead of saving himself C saves the girl, and now his suicide was deemd a self-sacrifice…
Having never been in the soul acquisition business, I guess these rules aren’t obvious to me. Also although I have yet to make a deal with the devil, I think if I did I wouldn’t assume anything. Of course, if he was as stupid as Lucifer is portrayed at the end of the movie, maybe it would be safe? I don’t think I would count on that.
Still, I thought the movie and Reeves were both ok. There was just that plot hole at the end.