Summary
In 2015,Keanu Reeves' career was on a big upswing.
It’s hard to argue against such a statement.
Her upward trajectory looks to continue as the lead inBallerina, a film set in theJohn Wickuniverse.
Image by Annamaria Ward
De Armas hasn’t been in aJohn Wickfilm before, but the character she will play has.
The premise of the film is effective in its simpleness.
He’s also a married man with two kids.
A devoted husband and father helps two stranded young women who knock on his door, but his kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.
That night, there is a knock at the door.
Then comes the inciting act.
Bel and Genesis don’t want to leave.
They flirt with Evan, and he even finds them naked together.
That’s whatTed Logan, Neo, and John Wick would do.
But not Evan Webber.
He gives in to temptation and has sex with them, thus cheating on his wife.
It’s an interesting character for Reeves to play.
That’s the point.
But not Keanu, we say.
Keanu would never do that!
So now Roth is asking the question, how do you look at a hero who has done wrong?
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It’s not as if Reeves hadn’t played the villain before.
He was akiller in bothThe GiftandThe Watcher.
It’s probably not something audiences would feel comfortable with.Knock Knockputs him in an interesting middling spot.
Evan is not evil, but he’s no saint either.
The two return, break in, and attack Evan, leaving him unconscious.
In a creepy scene that turns the table on conventions, de Armas' character rapes Evan.
Throughout the film, Bel and Genesis threaten to tell Evan’s wife about what they did.
They lie about being under 18 in an effort to scare him further.
When a friend arrives at the house and dies, the girls make it look like Evan was responsible.
They have created their own horror, butmore horror is yet to come when Evan’s wife gets home.
The upcoming movie will explore the Ruska Roma crime family.
It showed audiences that their hero could still shock us with his character choices.
Knock Knockis currently available to stream on Tubi in the U.S.
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