1) Point Break It is the greatest sports action thriller ever made. And it’s also the film that created Reeves and introduced him as the action star he remains nearly 30 years later. Then best known as the beloved slacker Ted, Reeves took the California swagger and combined it with the rough edge of an undercover FBI agent. He’s charming, mysterious, and looks damn good on a surfboard. This is Keanu as we’ve always known him—a man who has taken, expanded, and flipped this archetypal character in many brilliant ways over his career. But it all began here.—Matt MillerWatch Now2) The MatrixThere is probably no greater actor to be caught up in the war between man and machine than Keanu Reeves. A disillusioned corporate drone in a cubicle, Neo connects through the early dark web to a group of hackers who are really soldiers fighting to free humanity from the prison of a digital world. Reeves, whose dialogue is mostly a series of existential questions, is the perfect conduit for the viewer thrown into a world where reality is nothing but a tool used for mass sedation. Though the two sequels got a little unwieldy, we can lump them into this entry of the Best Reeves films.—Matt MillerWatch Now3) Something’s Gotta GiveThis romantic comedy somehow does not have Keanu Reeves in the starring role, but rather as a B-plot love interest for Diane Keaton. Rock that cradle! Even still, like all other Keanu films, Something’s Gotta Give is all the… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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