Why Does Keanu Reeves continue to get acting Jobs??

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-17 09:40am

But, Jim Carey has actually shown that he can play a serious role. Granted, he prefers the comedic slap-stick comedy, which he is well suited for. But, you have to admit the guy has range.

Yeah, Keanu is cute, but he's like Kevin Costner in his vocal range. He's only got one accent. (Oh, and I did like him in Much Ado, but I still had problems with the damn accent)

Tom... yeah, he's a great actor. You can scream at me all you like, but I though he was a great commedian too. He could at LEAST do one live action comedy every few years.

Robin... I loved him in Dead Poets Society, and I detest that movie because it pissed me off. He has a wide range of acting ability.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-17 09:59am

robin williams permanently looks like he´s about to cry. he also plays in all these idiotic "cry-movies" such as the one in which he plays this stupid tin man. then thers´s a bunch of simply idiotic movies ala ms. doubtfire and flubber.

i dont like hanks anymore either. i used to like his comedy 80´s movies. but in the last few years he keeps making bullshit like cast away, the green mile and you´ve got mail (shudder).

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2002-10-17 11:01am

The only movie I had a real proble with Keanu Reeves' acting was Bram Stoker's Dracula. His accent just didn't work.

The rest of the movies I've seen him in he's been okay. His accent in the Devil's Advocate was a little shakey too.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-17 03:43pm

There are just way too many movies where Keanu Reeves' accent doesn't "agree." I even thought his accent sounded incredibly stupid in The Matrix. I can't watch it simply because of that...and every time I forget, I have to turn off the damned thing because I can't get over his goddamned accent!!!

THEHOOLIGANJEDI · Post by **THEHOOLIGANJEDI** » 2002-10-17 05:59pm

It not his just his voice, it's that he's wooden and as others have mentioned has a 1 Dimensional range. He was way out of his Legue in the Devil's Advocate, although, that was his best performance to date (it was still bad by all accounts). Who in theor right minds would put Al Pacinco and Keanu Reeves together!!! Or Have Him with Winona Ryder in Dracula speaking with a british accent!! Jeez both those actors are way way out of his legue.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2002-10-17 06:15pm

"Why Does Keanu Reeves continue to get acting Jobs??"

Because there's still a markt for Ted 'Theodore' Logan.

Fortunate, as this is the only part Reeves is capable of playing.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2002-10-17 09:31pm

When Anthony Hopkins was discribing the measures used to slay the vampire Lucy I kept expecting him to say "we cut of hear head, burned it, took out her heart and filled the cavity with garlic and holy wafers, then we ate her liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-17 09:48pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:Yeah, Keanu is cute ...

I like the way women use the word "cute" as a code-word for "would gladly have sex with"

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-17 09:52pm

Darth Wong wrote:I like the way women use the word "cute" as a code-word for "would gladly have sex with"

Every time you say something like this, you remind me of Archie Bunker.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2002-10-17 10:13pm

Too bad we can't convince him to give himself the Title of Official Dirty Old Man

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-18 09:24am

Darth Wong wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Yeah, Keanu is cute ...
I like the way women use the word "cute" as a code-word for "would gladly have sex with"

No. Takes much more than that for me.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-18 02:55pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:Yeah, Keanu is cute ...

I don't think it extends anywhere beyond "cute."

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-18 03:01pm

verilon wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Yeah, Keanu is cute ...
I don't think it extends anywhere beyond "cute."

exactly. He has a boyish quality, but that's it. God forbid he opens his mouth.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-18 03:03pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:
verilon wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Yeah, Keanu is cute ...
I don't think it extends anywhere beyond "cute."
exactly. He has a boyish quality, but that's it. God forbid he opens his mouth.

[keanu]Whoa. Dude.[/keanu]

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-18 03:09pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:
verilon wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Yeah, Keanu is cute ...
I don't think it extends anywhere beyond "cute."
exactly. He has a boyish quality, but that's it. God forbid he opens his mouth.

Ditto.

*thwaps IG* That's...Just....Wrong...

Even worse: [Keanu]I know Kung Fu![/Keanu]

*shudder*

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2002-10-18 03:21pm

Keanu in The Matrix "whoa"
in Bill@Teds Excellent Adventure "Whoa"
in Johnny Mnemonic "whoa"
in Much Ado About Nothin "I darest sayeth whoa"
In Devils Advocate"whoa' followed buy a Pacino "oo-HA"

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-18 03:42pm

spongyblue wrote:Keanu in The Matrix "whoa"
in Bill@Teds Excellent Adventure "Whoa"
in Johnny Mnemonic "whoa"
in Much Ado About Nothin "I darest sayeth whoa"
In Devils Advocate"whoa' followed buy a Pacino "oo-HA"

Hm, interesting. I never thought of that. He DOES say "whoa" in every movie.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-18 03:54pm

Does he say "Whoa" in Hardball...?