Vulture posted E. Alex Jung’s article, ‘Keanu Reeves Walks Into the Chateau Marmont: An Always Be My Maybe Casting Story’. It’s a good read. Two quotes are below.
…but Keanu Reeves’s entrance played out exactly like his eventual introduction in Always Be My Maybe: He floated in like a goddamned movie star. “I think the entire Chateau just went silent for a moment,” says Khan, the director of the film. “That could have just been in my head, but there’s a different aura about him. It was wild.”
Wong and Khan were looking to cast Reeves as a version of himself in extreme quotation marks. The “Keanu Reeves” in Always Be My Maybe would be a hyped-up, slightly aggro horndog whose stratospheric level of celebrity is exactly the point.
The Ringer posted Miles Surrey’s article, ‘Keanu Reeves Steps Into His Latest Role: Playing Keanu Reeves’. The piece contains spoilers. Keanu plays a heightened version of himself and the piece details all his scenes. LIke I already said – spoiler alert.
Entertainment.ie posted Deirdre Molumby’s review of Always Be My Maybe and she said Keanu was the best part.
Update: Decider has posted Anna Menta’s article, ‘Keanu Reeves’ Surprise Role in Always Be My Maybe is the Highlight of My Entire Goddamn Year’. The article contains spoilers.
People has posted Dana Rose Falcone’s article, ‘Ali Wong Assures Keanu Reeves Is a ‘Sweet, Professional Guy’ — Not Jerk from Always Be My Maybe‘.
Welei Ma reviewed Always Be My Maybe for News.com.au and gave it 4 stars.
Alex Abad-Santos reviewed Always Be My Maybe for Vox and gave it 3/5 Vs.