Not really? I am trying to use the standard you use, an actor with no range, but complete sincerity in what they are doing, and I keep thinking Jason Bateman, who has played the same put upon straight man in everything, but I never think of him as reading a script.
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Replying to @Rocketboy1313 @FilmCritHULK
But, Keanu, everything he says sounds like someone reading lines.
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Lets it put it this way. A looooooot of people disagree with you. I know you are having a visceral reaction to this. But you might be surprised by how you react if you decided to embrace it differently.
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I'm probably not reacting to this with the fire you might expect. It is more of a squinting, "I respectfully disagree". Honestly, I am trying to think, "who would I cast instead of Keanu for some of his movies?" and then thinking how that would work, and it is always better.
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Like, "Devil's Advocate", I mentally replace him with Edward Norton, and the movie gets better in my mind's eye. Or, "Constantine" gets Jude Law, and it gets better. I never really think, he is the best person for the roles he gets. Except John Wick.
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Replying to @Rocketboy1313 @FilmCritHULK
Because John Wick is about a emotional lunatic with guns and kung fu avenging his dog. Keanu's strange delivery is perfect there.
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I would also like to take this moment to say, I really enjoy your writing and I think that the Depp and Cage insight totally works. I get what you are saying, I just do not like Keanu overall. I am not one of those psychos who follows you just to complain about your opinion.
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oh shit, i meant visceral reaction not to our conversation, but visceral reaction to keanu's acting - meaning like it "just doesn't read correctly" to you on an automatic level! Sorry for confusion!
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Oh cool. See, I follow lots of film critics because I appreciate dissection and analysis of things, but all of you guys seem to live under a cloud of monsters who are constantly throwing abuse your way. I try whenever possible to put forth respectful discourse.
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You all get enough shit without mistaking my two cents for harassment or bile spitting.
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Nah, you were totally good, it was my poor / vague wording!
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