There was a screening of A Scanner Darkly in Houston recently and AICN has some reviews. (via KeanuWeb)
Here's a tidbit from the first one, I can't tell if it's snark or a compliment...
"Every performer gives us a memorable character, which is especially challenging for Keanu Reeves. His buddha-like enlightened, serene, and somewhat stoic Neo style is in full effect, however instead of enlightenment we get disillusion. Instead of bliss we get despair. The damn guy can be like a Rorsharch test sometimes, and if any role in all of geekdom calls for it, Bob Arctor aka Fred is certainly it."
The second reviewer has no love for our guy (and apparently some sort of fear of apostrophes), so, you know, fuck him with a copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well.
I really enjoyed the details on the animation style in the first review along with the commentary on the intelligence of the film. That kind of enthusiasm for a rough cut/unfinished product sounds really promising.
darkly | from inside the mind of krix at November 01, 2005 02:35 PM .hmm... i'd say the first part of the first review is a snark, but it ends in a compliment. sort of.
Posted by: casluvskeanu on November 2, 2005 01:01 PMI guess the reviewer got carried away by his train of thought.
A Rorschach test is a controversial method of evaluation used in psychology -
but why either the part of Fred/Bob or Keanu himself should be this kind of test is beyond me...
Oh well, there will be more reviews -
and I bet many critics will feel challenged
by P.K.Dick's book or the style of the movie or certain member(s) of the cast.
To Niobe:
Isn't the Rarschach test, the pics you look at and you tell the therapist what it looks like to you.
When people look at Keanu they see different things. Some people see blankness, others see it all in eyes.
That's what I got out of his comment anyway.
Guess it all in how you read it right? *wink*
Posted by: Tyler on November 2, 2005 05:55 PMI agree with Tyler about the Rorschach test. And I took that as a compliment as the guy says at the end: " if any role in all of geekdom calls for it, Bob Arctor aka Fred is certainly it." So, they goy the misterious right guy for the job! ;) I think Keanu will nail the role and the movie is sounding bright and inovative. Can't wait.
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Posted by: chriss on November 3, 2005 05:24 AMPosts 27 and 28 from people who were at the screening on this thread at chud.com http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78523 are positive.
Posted by: Annie on November 3, 2005 01:54 PMthanks Annie!
Posted by: krix on November 3, 2005 03:32 PMheres a link to some stills if you dont have it already
http://rosiedemario.blogspot.com/2005/11/first-look-scanner-darkly-with-keanu.html
Posted by: tony on November 7, 2005 01:15 AMheres a link to some stills if you dont have it already
http://rosiedemario.blogspot.com/2005/11/first-look-scanner-darkly-with-keanu.html
Posted by: tony on November 7, 2005 01:15 AMheres a link to some stills if you dont have it already
http://rosiedemario.blogspot.com/2005/11/first-look-scanner-darkly-with-keanu.html
Posted by: tony on November 7, 2005 01:15 AMheres a link to some stills if you dont have it already
http://rosiedemario.blogspot.com/2005/11/first-look-scanner-darkly-with-keanu.html
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