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Keanu (2016)

April. 29,2016
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6.2
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R
| Action Comedy Crime

Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

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UnowPriceless
2016/04/29

hyped garbage

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BelSports
2016/04/30

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Maleeha Vincent
2016/05/01

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Lela
2016/05/02

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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coolcat01
2016/05/03

Thanks to the groundbreaking work of modern tv legends, Key and Peele, cat's finally have an action hero to look up to. I saw John Wick and thought it all fell apart in the first act - who would start a gang war because of a lousy dog?! But a cat in the titular role? Now you have my attention!

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Michael Ledo
2016/05/04

After a shoot out, a kitten shows up at the door of Rell (Jordan Peele) who was just dumped by his girl friend. His cousin Clarence (Keegan-Michael Key ) shows up to comfort him. When drug dealers accidentally rob Rell's house, they take Keanu, the kitten. Rell and Clarence who "talk like white guys" pretend to be tough gangsters, putting on a persona. Clarence, now called "Shark Tank" is a corporate team builder who uses that ability and his love for George Michael's music to help bring the gang together as they go on a job to prove themselves in order to get back the cat. They are now selling a drug which is like " (smoking) the crack of God." With kittens being more popular than pop stars on U-Tube it was just a matter of time before they get combined into other genres. This was a cute and clever film which made me smile a lot. Even though Jordan Peele co-wrote the film Keegan-Michael Key stole the scenes.Guide: Plenty of swearing, brief stripper nudity (?)

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eddie_baggins
2016/05/05

Showcasing the gulf that often exists between making the jump from skit comedy and online fame to feature length films, American comedy superstars Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key have for their first venture into original Hollywood filmmaking (released direct to disc here in Australia) failed to make cat centred comedy Keanu a film of note.Continuing on a rather unfortunate trend of recent comedies that just aren't actually that funny and are often overly violent and mean spirited, Keanu initially begins as something likely to be adored by cult comedy fans (eg; those that like their Grandma Boy and Idiocracy) as the adorable kitten Keanu takes up home with Peele's down on his luck Rell, but once poor old Keanu finds himself kidnapped (kitnapped?) by Method Man's gangster Chedar, things within Key and Peele's adventure quickly take a downward spiral of unfunny and overlong events.Quiet funny in small doses, as their fame and many smart skits attest to, Key and Peele struggle to make the most of their undoubted chemistry as their mild mannered cousins take a step up as a pair of fake super hit-man/drug slingers and the two take a potentially funny if done correctly idea of these two everyday man impersonating people their not too far which extends to annoying put upon accents, George Michael fandom and a seriously odd scene involving Anna Farris.Key and Peele's performances here pose a large question mark over whether or not they can transition into fully fledged movie stars as it seems smaller doses rather than large doses of the two offer up more potential for them to make their particular brand of comedy tick over into feature length ventures.Flirting at times with making something of its potentially hilarious premise, Keanu showcases snippets of genuine comedic gold but it's often lost in amongst a story line that struggles to maintain momentum and ends up in rather uninteresting territory from the random possibilities it initially proposed.Likely to be loved by the fans that can't get enough of Key and Peele and for those that loves seriously cute kittens, Keanu is a disappointing culmination for Key and Peele after a number of years making their mark with much funnier skits.2 do-rag wearing kittens out of 5

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leonblackwood
2016/05/06

Review: What a crazy film! This movie is really far fetched, but you can't help laughing at the crazy storyline, which goes from one mad situation to the next. Keegan-Michael Key plays, posh talking Charence, who is left home alone after his wife, Hannah (Nia Long), goes away with there young daughter. His cousin, Rell (Jordan Peele) recently broke up with his girlfriend, so he's depressed and alone until a little kitten turns up at his door. He decides to call the kitten Keanu, and they soon become inseparable. There next door neighbour, Hulka (Will Forte) gets in trouble with a drug kingpin, Cheddar (Method Man), and when he decides to pay him a visit, he goes to the wrong house and ends up taking Rell's beloved kitten. Once Rell works out what has happened to Keanu, he turns to Charence to help him get his kitten back. After convincing Cheddar that they are two ruthless gangsters, Cheddar tells Charence & Rell that he will give there kitten back, if his crew can roll with them for a while, so they agree to his terms and then they head out to cause some trouble. They are really the most unbelievable gangsters that I have ever seen. There clothes, mannerisms, music and terrible street talk, made them the worst candidates to be in there situation. The comedy was a bit silly at times, especially when it came to the George Michael scenes but I couldn't stop laughing throughout. Its obviously based on John Wick, when he went nuts after losing his dog, so I can understand why they called the kitten Keanu as he played the leading role. This is definitely one of those movies that you will watch when you want to get in a good mood, and the only way you are truly able to enjoy this slapstick comedy is if you don't take it seriously. Enjoyable!Round-Up: As I haven't watched the Key & Peele show before, I didn't know anything about these actors, or there tight chemistry on screen. Jordan Peele, who played Rell, wrote this movie alongside Alex Rubens, who also wrote for there hit show. Its the first big budget movie directed by Peter Atencio, so he must be happy that it made a profit at the box office. I liked the fact that he gave it a little twist toward the end, which I didn't see coming, and that he actually chose a convincing actor, Method Man, to play the gangster. On the down side, I can't see it being everyone's cup of tea, mainly because of how silly some of the scenes are but I personally think that it's a great start for this comedy duo, on the big screen.Budget: $15million Worldwide Gross: $20.7millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their action/comedies, starring Keegan- Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Luis Guzman, Will Forte, Nia Long, Rob Huebel and Keanu Reeves. 6/10

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