Simply A Masterpiece

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

The acting in this movie is really good.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

In Buffalo, Henry Torne (Keanu Reeves) is a man without ambition in a lifeless marriage to Debbie (Judy Greer). Eddie Vibes (Fisher Stevens) asks him to replace a sick man in his baseball game. In reality, they just need him to drive the getaway for a bank robbery. He's arrested by Frank (Bill Duke) even though he's clueless to the robbery. He's sentenced to 3 years but he doesn't give away Eddie. He gets Max Saltzman (James Caan) as his cell mate who tells him that if he does the time, he may as well do the crime. He gets out and he's happy to find Debbie is pregnant with new guy Joe. He goes to the bank and gets run over by Julie Ivanova (Vera Farmiga).Keanu Reeves is doing his detached acting. It tries to be quirky. Farmiga is almost funny but Reeves is too much of a dead zone. He sucks up any of the comedic tension and all that remains is something flat and uninteresting. If Reeves must do the role, this movie may be better as a dark intense tale.

if i wanted a full days worth of theater 101 learning id watch a 1 percent of this movie and then take another beginners class of theater in my community college for a day. the rest of this story is dull and the worst part is it leaves a bad taste in your mouth at the end. this movie has no point to it at all but to make the watchers blood pressure go up for how stupid this movie was i really want my hour and a half back. Keanu should really stick to action movies he has as much character in his acting as an Iguana. if you like watching good movies skip this one . the female actor in this movie is the only one who did a good job at acting she was giving off the villain you love to hate or slap lol

Am I the only one or has Keanu Reeves developed a serious career penchant for playing almost lifeless (let's say flat faced) characters who essentially slide their feet through life acting like (let's face it) idiots. This movie and the way Reeves plays his role reminds me of how flat faced he appeared in the sci-fi remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. I admit that this method acting by Reeves actually fits his unusual facial structure but I get tired when someone expects us to be entertained by movies he's in which highlight this idiotic imminence front (think The Who). The plot is also incredibly implausible and Reeves' reaction to his involvement in a crime he did not commit as well as his reaction to his wife when she visits him in prison are totally unbelievable, as is this entire worthless movie. 4 out of 10 MAX.

There is a saying in Greece that states "All the money". You say that about things or people, when you think that they alone are worth watching a movie alone. In this particular case, I'm talking about James Caan. Keanu does his usual shtick and Vera is there, but not in a "Up" kind of way.The story itself is nothing to get too excited about (for most people that is), but James Caan gives the whole thing gravitas (and the occasional much needed comic relief). Although some would call Keanus acting constant comedy, that would not be a nice thing to say. Still, the charisma of a lead looks different in my book. Light comedy, neither too bad, nor too good.