tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post3259439767624289293..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: Review: The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-59769547340986457482009-01-06T16:50:00.000-08:002009-01-06T16:50:00.000-08:00I'm actually that rare creature known as the Keanu...I'm actually that rare creature known as the Keanu Reeves fan. What others call wooden, I call underacting, refusing to chew scenery, and refusing to become bigger than the character (think similar barbs lobbed at Harrison Ford and Kevin Costner).<BR/><BR/>For really good work by Reeves, rent The Gift, I Love You To Death, Speed (duh), The Matrix (duh), Thumbsucker, and Something's Gotta Give (terrible movie, but he was terrific as Diane Keaton's foil).<BR/><BR/>Even his hammier stuff (Devil's Advocate, Point Break) doesn't hurt the movies he's in.Scott Mendelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-85079991861533692282009-01-06T14:08:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:08:00.000-08:00I always appreciate reading your reviews Scott. Fo...I always appreciate reading your reviews Scott. For the most part, its clear that you really try and give films the benefit of the doubt and resist piling on a film when its all too easy to pile on.<BR/><BR/>I'm interested in your comment about Keanu, are you saying that he is unfairly criticized?Kyle Leamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418642592946535731noreply@blogger.com