Tsyr said:
Passable. See "Bram Stoker's Dracula"... he does a decent job there.
Really? I admired his job in Dracula only by telling myself the following story:
On the day the shoot was scheduled to begin, the actor who was going to play the part Keanu ended up in fell horribly sick. He was unable to go on camera. "The show," he feebly croaked, "must go on!"
So the director looked around for somebody -- anybody -- who could fill in. Finally, his gaze alighted on the minimum-wage guy who was bringing out the sandwiches for the crew lunch. "You!" he shouted, pointing at the hapless guy. "You're filling in!"
So the dumbstruck Keanu was put in front of the camera, and with immense bravery stumbled his way through the movie. Sure, he kept a deer-in-headlights look throughout, but that's not because he was a bad actor: it's because he wasn't an actor at all, but rather a poor flunkie who sacrificed his last shreds of dignity in order to let the movie be filmed.
If I thought for a second that Keanu was a deliberate casting job in that role, I'd be sickened. As it is, I tremendously admire his courage.
Daniel