The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Keanu Reeves as the greatest bad actor of the last 35 years
In the discussion (4)
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- Reeves is called a beloved major star with limited acting and accent skills, who found an ideal stripped-down style in John Wick.
- His blankness is defended as making extraordinary events believable in The Matrix and this film.
- His effectiveness is said to depend on the role, with action and Californian characters working better than Shakespeare, scientists or other stretches.
- His distinct star quality is defended as valuable even without prestige-acting range.