A lot of people don’t seem to like Keanu as an actor but I think he plays the quiet brooding action hero role quite well.
He’s great in The Matrix, Cyberpunk and John Wick as well as plenty of other roles.
All things considered he's not a great actor, that is true. He's not going to be winning any Oscars. But he can pull off certain archetypes really well and it all comes off as earnest. Dracula gets memed for his accent and rightfully so, but I never watched The Devil's Advocate and felt like he was ruining his scenes with Pacino. He didn't stand next to the incredibly charismatic Patrick Swayze in Point Break and suck the andrenaline off the film or anything. Hating on him was just one of those early internet memes everyone had to repeat, as if most actors are DDL level. As long as I can believe and be immersed in what I'm supposed to be seeing, it's good enough for me.
I wouldn't cast him as Tony Stark or Superman, but in his youth he'd have been a fine, say, always-on-the-job Cyclops. He could pull off the extremelly detached but kinda socially awakward in an endearing way Reed. Maybe not Adventure Scientist Chad Reed, but a version of him. He'd always have made a great Silver Surfer too. He's not fit for Doom or Magneto, but there are definitely characters he works as. Namor was one of them, especially now that he's older and is in that Post-Wick era. Namor is a character that is both young and old, who needs to come off as wise and restrained. The same kind of tranquil fury John Wick has. Sadly, that boat has sailed and Namor's been ruined, at least for me. Kang too, and it's worth mentioning that I think Reeves would've been a fine world-weary Kang as well. Maybe he'll get his wish and be the MCU's GR, or maybe he'll be a Cosmic type of character. I'd prefer the later myself. Nevertheless, I think he'll be joining the movies at some point.
Plus he's great with fans, is the nicest guy in Hollywood, doesn't care if a film might not turn out the greatest, but signs up if his friends ask him to.
I liked Matrix 4, even though he's a bit rickety at 58. It's great seeing him in black as Neo again.
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I've been going back and forth on M4trix, but all things considered, I'm leaning towards liking it. It's enjoyable as a flick, and in the [current day] the meta works. It'd have been better if we had the real Morpheus back instead of Pimp Morpheus (though he did look cool) but alas... I'd watch more if they continued it, but I doubt it. I just found the outfit too boring to get as a dolly. I still want a Reloaded/Revolutions Neo as my representation of the character.
