Constantine S1 E1 - 'Non Est Asylum' Review
Trust Him. I've long been excited about watching the Constantine live action series, which sadly only ran for one season before being cancelled, so here begins my first venture into a new series! John Constantine is played to perfection by Matt Ryan and proves what I heard from many reviews on the series - that the casting was excellent, just the story disappointed. Well I can confirm that after my first 42 minutes with the character, I was left intrigued about the larger rising of demons from hell and also by John's quest to save his soul and that of a young girl named Astra, whom he failed to save. All these facts are revealed gradually across a well-paced first episode, in which we learn that our titular character is a lone-wolf, who deflects emotions using humour and is scarred by his past failings. Ryan puts in a brilliant performance here, carrying the show with his spot-on portrayal of John Constantine and creating a character I genuinely care for after just one ep...