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| Bits and snippets off the web 2014-07-24 05:20 |
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| If you want to confuse The Matrix Revolutions with a meaningful movie that's your prerogative. An abundance of nonverbal language has no correlation to quality of performance, see: Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives.
In terms of actor's intention, I am speaking broadly, in the sense that an actor does not intend to be laughed at in serious moments, which is what the bulk of YouTube clips on Keanu feature. To borrow from The Matrix, here in the real world we have a healthy appreciation for what Keanu is; a tremendously entertaining and lovably charismatic actor whose value is often not derived from intention. |
| Bits and snippets off the web 2014-07-24 04:39 |
| To me, 'straight up acting' = when I'm enjoying the performance in the way the actor intends, as opposed to unintentional enjoyment which is what I get out of Keanu for the most part. We can exclude the action roles from this too. He's very good in Speed, The Matrix etc but I don't think anyone's arguing that they required a tremendous amount of acting talent.
Plenty of good actors have been nominated for razzies (DiCaprio, Colin Farrell), but I'm not sure how many with strong reputations have been nominated for 5 different films like Keanu. I hope this doesn't come off as Keanu-bashing. I love the man, he's one of my favourite actors, just not for conventional reasons. |
| Bits and snippets off the web 2014-07-24 03:56 |
| Willful blindness? I don't think anyone is confusing Keanu with an Oscar winner, the man has been nominated for 5 razzies. He's good value though, he's an entertaining and lovable actor. Which films of his would you say he should get credit for his straight up acting? |
| Bits and snippets off the web 2014-07-23 12:40 |
| This is a recent article that lovingly discusses Keanu's role as the king of unintentional comedy throughout his career, and the king of our hearts... http://hamcj.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/keanu-reeves/ |
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