Keanu Reeves has long served as one of the brightest and most beloved actors in the world. An overshadowing circumstance can only be the fact that now he is not acting in the highest quality films.
Keanu Reeves has long served as one of the brightest and most beloved actors in the world. An overshadowing circumstance can only be the fact that now he is not acting in the highest quality films. But in this article I would like to recall the best roles of Keanu in his career.
Note that this selection is not an assessment of films in general, but precisely how the actor played his role. How much he was immersed in it, and not the memorability and brightness of the character played.
John Wick
In this picture, Keanu Reeves managed to get used to the role of a killer who is out of business, but still able to withstand crowds of enemies. With all the trashiness of the action movie, the actor showed himself perfectly even despite his age, and he was almost fifty years old at the time of filming. Combining the cruelty and brutality of the protagonist, he had to remain fair and not deviate from his principles, which made Keanu’s role in this film memorable and unique.
Matrix
The role of the “tough guy” in this film was also a success for Reeves. It would seem that any actor with talent, even against the backdrop of such a popular film, can do it without difficulty, but hardly anyone would have done it better than Keanu. It was thanks to the script, director’s work and bright main characters that this film became a cult film and managed to revolutionize the genre of science fiction films without exaggeration.
Constantine (2005)
The film, which was based on comics, is full of shortcomings and failures in the script. But the image and performance of the hero draw out the picture and make you forget about all the minuses. A gloomy, constantly smoking exorcist, after committing suicide and being rescued by angels, gets stuck between two worlds and tries to understand the reason for the death of his sister, who allegedly also “killed herself.”
The image of the protagonist, comparing all factors, such as superpowers, cancer at the last stage, overflowing with cynicism, only thanks to the performance by Keanu Reeves could become a real, unforgettable and loved by the actor’s fans.
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
A film starring famous actors Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Keanu was given the role of only about 20 minutes of time, but during which his character not only was not in the shadow of celebrities of this level, but occupied the most important place in the picture due to the professionalism of the actor and his full getting used to the role, regardless of its significance or time on the screen .
Point Break (1991)
The picture is a typical action movie of the 90s ready, with all the characteristic stamps, characters and events of the cinema of that time. Ridiculous coincidences and plot twists, even the very idea of a film about the friendship of a lawyer and a criminal could seem rather strange and not always clear to the viewer.
Despite all the incomprehensible moments, not even the directorial work of Catherine Bigeloy, but the well-chosen acting duet of the main roles Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze is able to save such a movie. The talented work of the actors in the atmosphere of extreme surfers and bank robbers, the romance of rain and the ocean can cover many shortcomings and bring great pleasure to both fans of actors and just lovers of interesting movies.
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
The times of the film industry, when stars like Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman played supporting roles, and did it amazingly, are no worse than the actors who play the roles of the first plan in this picture – Glenn Close and John Malkovich.
A picture about love, based on the work of Choderlos de Laclos about people of the upper classes participating in duels, aristocrats weaving insidious intrigues against each other. This is not the only film adaptation, a year later there was another one called “Valmont”, directed by Milos Forman, and Colin Furton and Annette Bening played the main roles.
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Various adaptations of Shakespeare for Kenneth Branagh have become more than familiar, with each picture their quality only increases.
This film adorned the negative character of Don Pedro and Keanu Reeves with his performance, and it is safe to say that he did it perfectly well, chalking up one of the few “serious” roles, in comparison, for example, with “John Mnemonic”.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
This production is definitely one of the best Dracula ever made by a director called Francis Ford Coppola and starring the hugely popular Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman. Keanu Reeves plays the role of a young man around whom the events of the film begin to unfold after he is invited by the count to his castle. A character of the second plan, but located in the thick of things, full of anxiety from the hopelessness of the situation. The role seems to be ideal for Keanu and seems to be written for him.
Devil’s Advocate (1997)
There are no limits to the talent of the actor Reeves, he is able to play not only the main role, but also the character of the second role. lana in his performance will be memorable and unique. In this picture, Al Pacino acts as the devil, and Keanu is his lawyer. This acting duet has forever become one of the most memorable in the history of cinema.
Al Pacino’s speeches in the film about God, his hypocrisy and dishonesty have become iconic. And the story of a young lawyer, despite its apparent simplicity, is played amazingly. Tempted by the devil himself, Keanu’s character asks vital and logical questions about the right of everyone to legal protection, but gradually understands what a serious story he is becoming a participant in.
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
A unique performance by Keanu and excellent directing by Gus Van Sant. Two young people between whom there is a strong spiritual connection, each for their own reason, are engaged in prostitution. Together with the hero of the actor River Phoenix, they are trying to find his mother, traveling through Idaho, the cities of Italy and Portland, where the characters of the picture live. Until the end of the picture, the secret remains what their search may lead to in the end.