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2005–2013: Thrillers, documentaries and directorial debut
Reeves, dressed in a grey suit, waving to the crowd at the Berlin Film Festival, February 2009
Reeves at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009
In 2005, Reeves played John Constantine in Constantine, an occult detective film, about a man who has the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons. The film was a respectable box office hit, grossing $230 million worldwide from a $100 million budget but attracted mixed-to-positive reviews.[116] The Sydney Morning Herald’s critic wrote that “Constantine isn’t bad, but it doesn’t deserve any imposing adjectives. It’s occasionally cheesy, sometimes enjoyable, intermittently scary, and constantly spiked with celestial blatherskite”.[117] He next appeared in Thumbsucker, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.[118] A comedy adapted from the 1999 novel by Walter Kirn, the story follows a boy with a thumb-sucking problem. Reeves and the cast garnered positive critical reviews, with The Washington Post describing it as “a gently stirring symphony about emotional transition filled with lovely musical passages and softly nuanced performances”.[119]