Sarah Myles has written a piece, ‘6 FIlms that Prove Keanu Reeves Should Do More Comedy’, for We Got This Covered. She writes:
…we are occasionally offered tantalizing glimpses of that razor-sharp comic timing amid more dramatic Keanu-fare, but it is never allowed to fully blossom. Even in ‘dramedies’, such as Feeling Minnesota, Something’s Gotta Give, Thumbsucker, The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee and Henry’s Crime, Reeves is often boxed in as the ‘straight-man’ to more outlandish characters. I contend that Keanu Reeves is actually a powerhouse comedic talent, trapped in the career of an action star…
She listed the following films and included a photo from each one along with her reasons for choosing it.
- The Night Before
- I Love You to Death
- Parenthood
- Freaked
- Bill and Ted’s Bogus Hourney
- The Replacements