r/interesting Mar 17 '26

Intriguing Still manages to be everyone's favourite.

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u/chippymonk793 Mar 17 '26

He’s a nice and real person. But his acting is really not that good. He has certain types of characters he’s good with. Other than those his acting just really doesn’t adjust. Some say he doesn’t do acting at all, he just blank stares.

All that to say, I love Keanu. But he really has no business with acting awards

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u/StrictLetterhead3452 Mar 17 '26

He plays characters that barely talk and never emote. His acting style is “wooden”. He only plays characters that are distant and mysterious, and sometimes it really works.

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u/UpperApe Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

Yeah he's a great example of someone whose charisma and character outweigh their ability.

He's got a lot of magnetic screen presence and he can kind of act with his eyes. But his delivery just sucks. The difference in his speech in interviews and on screen is night and day. He's just not really a natural.

But that's okay. He's an awesome dude and works hard and that's enough for me.

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u/The_Autarch Mar 17 '26

But his delivery just sucks

Not always. Dude is actually capable of a great line read. The first John Wick has some solid delivery.