17 April, 2008

Come on!

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Keanu didn't ruin Street Kings because it would not have been very good anyway. No surprises with Keanu's performance though. He's really bad.
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There is a point in which Keanu taps another cop on the chest with his fist and says "Come on." A natural enough gesture for most, to spur another person with a small chuck, but Keanu starts his swing too early before his sentence and he keeps his fist on the other officer's chest for too long. He enunciates the words too slowly and separately.

Forest Whitaker can change cadence in the middle of a line, show you angry and nervous simultaneously, even express things unsaid using his face and body. Keanu cannot mimic basic human motion.

In Speed, Keanu calls a large man "Gigantor" in reference to an old cartoon, but Keanu has never made a pop reference in his life. He blurts it out with no rising or falling tone to signify it as humor. Keanu seems to think the man's name is actually "Gigantor." Or maybe he thinks the actor will be replaced after filming with a CGI Gigantor. It is impossible to guess what his character is thinking, because Keanu does not modulate his voice or make facial expressions. Reflect on that and also Keanu's position as a top Hollywood actor, like Hayden Christensen.

Why, Loland, why?
I have a theory: David Geffen shoots his come so hard into the back of a male ingenue's throat that it damages his spine and motor/sensory abilities. He is then given a career as a top actor for disability compensation.

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1 comment:

Loland Kapuchinski said...

The Black Hand that runs Hollywood with Chad Lowe as chairman controls you too, sarah?