A movie that if you were alive at the time you most certainly owned the cheap, plastic one sided-clip DVD case of. Wall Street in Hell paired Reeves with Al Pacino at the peak of Pacino’s over the top, scene stealing capabilities (a compliment). My personal Keanu in horror favorite, The Devil’s Advocate came next in 1997 with Reeves as young superstar defense lawyer Kevin Lomax. Who could blame him? This particular performance just didn’t have that “one of one” Keanu DNA to it. You know when you have a job interview and you don’t want to show too much of your own personality? So you try to act like you’re not a gigantic weirdo for a few minutes and it’s physically painful? That’s what this must have been like for Keanu at this point in his career being directed by Francis Ford Coppola opposite Gary Oldman. A performance that felt really strange in a movie that felt ultra strange. If being murdered by your future selves trying to steal your babes, going to literal hell and being forced to play the Grim Reaper in a series of childhood games isn’t horrific, what is? Okay fine, Keanu’s technical first foray into the genre began with 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Though it may not be a horror film per se, the correct place to start is 1991 with Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. Let’s take a look at the many roles he’s played in the genre, shall we? Excellent! *Air guitar solo* Reading this entire article in Keanu’s voice in your head will increase the entertainment value exponentially. He’s been everything from a surfer cop in Point Break to a tumbleweed in The SpongeBob Movie. Everyone knows him and by god, everyone loves him.
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