I have never really liked Constantine (2005) because Keanu Reeves was not only wrong for the role physically (he looks nothing like John Constantine as typically depicted, but in making the character American as opposed to British the filmmakers changed characteristics that were essential to his nature –being British, like any other group of people […]
I didn’t see Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley in theaters – something I share in common with more than a few people, apparently. It’s currently on Hulu in the United States, where I hope it reaches a larger audience because it deserves it. That being said, I think that I understand why it underperformed in […]
As you can probably guess from that title, I’m not a fan of the John Wick movies. I’ve seen two thus far (and part of the first) – John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick – Chapter 3: Parabellum – and they’re all about the action set pieces. Which is fine though the problem I […]
Brad Peyton’s Incarnate is not your typical possession story in that you have a scientist (?) Dr. Ember (Aaron Eckhart) who’s life has been touched – more like being caught in a car wreck – by the supernatural and devoted his life to freeing people who’ve been effected by the lingering touch of evil. He […]
Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 2 is a fairly odd duck. It has all the stuff a regular movie has–actors, sets, production design, lighting design–but it’s really, really strange. And most of that strangeness is due to Keanu Reeves, who’s less a bad actor than a tabula rasa; a void embodied in human form. Though […]
Looking at the latest trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum all I can see is just a lot of stylized violence. That’s not a bad thing in and of itself though that rings hollow after a time. Keanu Reeves is less than a terrible actor than a monochromatic one. There’re no shades to […]
I honestly don’t understand Keanu Reeves’ appeal. Sure, he appears to be appealing as a person and affable on screen, but–for the most part–he doesn’t act more so than just appear. And the ‘for the most part’ is the Bill & Ted movies, The Matrix and Speed. That’s it. There can be all sorts of […]
Keanu Reeves seems like a genuinely decent guy though something about him bothers me (and truth be told has bothered me for quite awhile). He can’t act. Most everytime you read about him there are references to things like “in that ineffably stilted but enthusiastic Keanu-ish way,” or something else equally verbose when words like […]
There have been two live action versions of anime on Netflix thus far. The first, Death Note, wasn’t terribly good. Then there was FullMetal Alchemist, which also wasn’t particularly memorable. Now there’s talk of an adaptation of 1998’s Cowboy Bebop, and while it’s not the best anime ever made–that honor goes to Samurai Champloo–it certainly […]
Someone, after seeing the cut of Blade Runner 2049 that was released to theaters called it ‘the most expensive art film in history.’ And that’s pretty accurate. Blade Runner 2049 is beautiful to look at but there’s a languidness, a subtleness about it that doesn’t do the material any favors. Virtually everything about it is […]
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