Where do you rank Keanu Reeves among actors in his generation? (1 Viewer)

[bostonfred]

Rudi Stein appears to think that Keanu is not a good actor, and that Point Break was a "crap sandwich". Even though he's obviously wrong, I've heard other people claiming that Keanu should be outside the top 20 of his generation. If you mistakenly feel that he's outside the top 20, please name the actors you think are better than Keanu.

 

[joffer]

Jason Bateman is better

 

[RudiStein]

 

[Sarnoff]

I'd rather watch a movie with Christopher Reeve. In his current condition.

 

[Voltaire]

Point Break should have won Best Picture.

 

[bostonfred]

Jason Bateman is better

Either you have Keanu second on the list, or you aren't very good at following instructions.

 

[RudiStein]

These people are better than Keanu.

 

[Genedoc]

Every member of SAG with balls that has cashed a check in the last 25 years > Reeves. He's beyond awful.

 

[joffer]

Jason Bateman is better

Either you have Keanu second on the list, or you aren't very good at following instructions.

Jack Black is better

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I'm better.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Wiley Wiggins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Keanu Reeves

He's that bad.

 

[bostonfred]

Jason Bateman is better

Either you have Keanu second on the list, or you aren't very good at following instructions.

Jack Black is better

You, Rudi and Rudnicki. That's about the list of people who feel that way.

 

[Sarnoff]

Wiley Wiggins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Keanu Reeves

Good call.

 

[joffer]

Jason Bateman is better

Either you have Keanu second on the list, or you aren't very good at following instructions.

Jack Black is better

You, Rudi and Rudnicki. That's about the list of people who feel that way.

his stunt double is better

 

[RudiStein]

Wiley Wiggins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Keanu ReevesHe's that bad.

Wow. I can't stand Reeves but I don't know if I'd go this far.

 

[BigJohn]

These people are better than Keanu.

Umm, more info on the bed boobie support?

 

[jamny]

RUSSELL CROWE

JOHNNY DEPP

CLIVE OWEN

BENICIO DEL TORO

DON CHEADLE

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

BRAD PITT

JIM CARREY

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

DANIEL DAY LEWIS

EDWARD NORTON

DENZEL WASHINGTON

VIGGO MORTENSON

TOM CRUISE

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

I can think of a bunch that might be out of the age range you're thinking. Ralph Fiennes, David Strathairn

 

[bigperm]

He's just a little bit better actor then Barack Obama.

 

[RudiStein]

These people are better than Keanu.

Umm, more info on the bed boobie support?

That poor, poor girl.

 

[Joe_Mama]

If you want a serious answer, you'll have to tell me what you consider "his generation." Are we considering all current actors or just those in a given age group?

 

[Hawks64]

Jason Bateman is better

Either you have Keanu second on the list, or you aren't very good at following instructions.

Jack Black is better

You, Rudi and Rudnicki. That's about the list of people who feel that way.

Add me in here. Keanu sucks.

 

[bostonfred]

RUSSELL CROWE

JOHNNY DEPP

CLIVE OWEN

BENICIO DEL TORO

DON CHEADLE

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

BRAD PITT

JIM CARREY

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

DANIEL DAY LEWIS

EDWARD NORTON

DENZEL WASHINGTON

VIGGO MORTENSON

TOM CRUISE

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

I can think of a bunch that might be out of the age range you're thinking. Ralph Fiennes, David Strathairn

Not a bad list. I'll give you Carrey, I'd mildly object to Clive Owen, Del Toro and Viggo, but I'm sure other people would put the occasional actor ahead of them, so that's a fine start. I noticed a lot of hyperbole in this thread but not a lot of serious lists like this. Disappointing.

 

[jamny]

RUSSELL CROWE

JOHNNY DEPP

CLIVE OWEN

BENICIO DEL TORO

DON CHEADLE

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

BRAD PITT

JIM CARREY

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

DANIEL DAY LEWIS

EDWARD NORTON

DENZEL WASHINGTON

VIGGO MORTENSON

TOM CRUISE

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

I can think of a bunch that might be out of the age range you're thinking. Ralph Fiennes, David Strathairn

Not a bad list. I'll give you Carrey, I'd mildly object to Clive Owen, Del Toro and Viggo, but I'm sure other people would put the occasional actor ahead of them, so that's a fine start. I noticed a lot of hyperbole in this thread but not a lot of serious lists like this. Disappointing.

I thought Carrey would be the one name people would dispute.

 

[slayer666]

51+

 

[Da Guru]

I would put Reeves right behind Shaq O`Neil.

 

[Your Mom]

I have always thought he was a horrible actor, but I thought his bad acting made Point break and The Replacements that much better. I laugh everytime he said something corny.

 

[the rover]

I'd rank him right behind Corey Feldman but right before Corey Haim.

 

[Day Drinker]

I have plans on St. Patricks day, so is cool if I list the actors who are worse than Keanu? It would be a LOT quicker for me.

 

[MCguidance]

These people are better than Keanu.

Umm, more info on the bed boobie support?

 

[WetDream]

I think he's wonderful

 

[17seconds]

If you mistakenly feel that he's outside the top 20, please name the actors you think are better than Keanu.

Do a search of all actors in their 40s on IMDB.Cut and paste the first 20 guys whose last name starts with "A"

 

[flapgreen]

He's ok. I don't think he's the worst pos actor ever, like some appear to

 

[Wrigley]

I would put Reeves right behind Shaq O`Neil.

Behind Shaq, but in front of Sinbad

 

[Clayton Gray]

Replace "Keanu Reeves" with "Will Smith", and you'll have yourself a pohl.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I thought Brett Favre's performance in There's something about Mary was slightly less wooden and stilted than Keanu's best performance which BTW was in Parenthood.

 

[The Future Champs]

He sucks. His attempts at Shakespeare were awful. He was great as Bill, and I liked Point Break (as a "B" movie.) Obviously he's maxed his potential at the California dude level.

 

[El Floppo]

Jason Bateman is better

Either you have Keanu second on the list, or you aren't very good at following instructions.

Jack Black is better

You, Rudi and Rudnicki. That's about the list of people who feel that way.

Add me in here. Keanu sucks.

Reeves is horrible.Pick 5 random 80s ensemble movies and every male actor in them was/is better than Keanu. He is laughably/enfuriatingly bad.Doesn't stop some of his movies from being decent- I enjoyed Point Break, My Own Private Idaho, Bill and Teds, and loved Matrix... all despite Keanu's cringe-worthy performances.

 

[parasaurolophus]

He sucks. His attempts at Shakespeare were awful. He was great as Bill, and I liked Point Break (as a "B" movie.) Obviously he's maxed his potential at the California dude level.

 

[Clifton]

I generally handle threads like this around here.

 

[bostonfred]

Nicholas Cage has the same kind of cringe-worthiness. Brett Favre, with whom he was compared unfavorably, has never been a leading actor. So which actors would you put ahead of him? It's easy to say he's outside the top 50, but I only saw one person actually naming a list of actors who have done better, and that list was pretty short.

 

[DrJ]

He's somewhere around Michael J Fox good. Which isn't all that good. Teen Wolf is arguably as good as anything Keanu has ever done.

 

[El Floppo]

Nicholas Cage has the same kind of cringe-worthiness. Brett Favre, with whom he was compared unfavorably, has never been a leading actor. So which actors would you put ahead of him? It's easy to say he's outside the top 50, but I only saw one person actually naming a list of actors who have done better, and that list was pretty short.

Like I said- give me any 5 ensemble movies from the 80s and I'll give you a bunch of actors better than Keanu Reeves. Being in a lot of movies, some of them good, doesn't make him a good actor. Nick Cage gets a lifetime pass for Raising Arizona (thought he was hilarious in Vampire's Kiss too)... and at least he tries some range. Keanu, not so much.

 

[17seconds]

He's somewhere around Michael J Fox good. Which isn't all that good. Teen Wolf is arguably as good as anything Keanu has ever done.

bite your tongueFox can act circles around Keanu, even with the shakes

 

[Sand]

He sucks. His attempts at Shakespeare were awful. He was great as Bill, and I liked Point Break (as a "B" movie.) Obviously he's maxed his potential at the California dude level.

So who wins amongst Pauly Shore, Brendan Fraser, and Keanu?

 

[El Floppo]

Names that came to mind:

Russell Crowe

Christian Bale

Johnny Depp

Kevin Spacey

Edward Norton

Paul Giamatti

John C. Reilly

Oliver Platt

Jeff Bridges

Guy Pearce

Eric Bana

William H. Macy

Jeremy Piven

Laurence Fishburne

Daniel Day-Lewis

Ralph Fiennes

Ethan Hawke

Matt Modine

Matthew Broderick

Matt Dillon

Fast Times at Ridgemont Hight:

Sean Penn

Judge Reinhold

Forest Whitaker

Eric Stoltz

Anthony Edwards

16 Candles:

Gedde Watanabe

Anthony Michael Hall

John Cusack

Brian Doyle-Murray

 

[Clifton]

I consider Reeves top 15 material.

Matrix

Bill and Tedd

That Devil movie he did. Was as good as Pacino imo.

Point Break

River's Edge (Oscar Worthy)

My Own Private Idaho

Parenthood

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I consider Reeves top 15 material.MatrixBill and TeddThat Devil movie he did. Was as good as Pacino imo.Point BreakRiver's Edge (Oscar Worthy)My Own Private IdahoParenthood

Does he get into the Top 15 for that video he did with Paula Abdul where played a James Dean type?

 

[zamboni]

River's EdgeMy Own Private IdahoParenthood

I thought he was particularly good in these three roles.No one will ever confuse him with being a very good actor, but he's shown that he can be more versatile and credible than the usual California stoner doofuses he typically portrays.

 

[Kirby]

I don't think he's an actor. He seems like the same guy in every movie... he's just being himself.

 

[zamboni]

I don't think he's an actor. He seems like the same guy in every movie... he's just being himself.

Watch the aforementioned River's Edge and My Own Private Idaho - you'll probably feel differently.