Keanuthon

6:28pm – “The Last Time I Committed Suicide,” 1997

6:41pm – Keanu’s first appearance.

This is no Johnny Mnemonic.

We’re admittedly watching this out of order (only one movie), not sure why, perhaps just to show that we can. Exerting the power of the ‘Thon schedulizationizers.

Thomas Jane. Mickey Mantle? Not sure, but I do think he was good in 61* – just never has sold me in this, but what to I know? (rhettorical question) Cassady may have been exactly like this. Think Keanu (his character, not him) might be the great beat poet of the history of the world, but that is just my gut talking (much like I think “Just Johnny” has a first-name-basis type relationship with his gut). The Keanu character doesn’t even have a last name (just “Harry”) and doesn’t even seem to be a poet, whereas Neal Cassady was an actual guy – who wrote actual poetry – so I may be really, really wrong. Ok, I am really, really wrong, but I may have to stand by my statement anyway, based on idiot principle (is there any other kind?).

Pretty sure Adrien Brody’s best (although good in this & received praise for some Polanski film, was it “The Two Jakes?”) role (well, his favorite of mine) was in “Angels in the Outfield”, which I (admittedly) have only ever seen in Spanish. Maybe i’m not the best judge of this, but he was really good in it (and in “King of the Hill” too) – and he is pretty cute (in that, this and everything else).

This would qualify as a Keanu “Troubled Teen” roles, if only he weren’t past 30. But I’m not sure age is really important in the “Troubled Teen” roles, as he was in his 20’s for some of those – but he was playing a teen in those movies, which he does not seem to be in this, so maybe we’re not in “Troubled Teen” area. Perhaps just an echo. Or an echo of an echo of a “Troubled Teen.” If not “TT” one might even be able to say “Bad News” (Bad News Bear?) when describing Keanu here.

Having a “Private Idaho” moment, out in the middle of whoknowswhere (a very beautiful whoknowswhere, thusly the comparison), but fornicating in a highly unartistic way (and B/G and no houses falling from the sky, despite forthcoming forthcoming) – so I guess the scenery is really the only comparison.

Back to back black and white Keanuness.

Brody sporting it up. Further evoking his great performance in “Angels.”

One ball hits one of two. This’ll only take a minute of your time, you won’t feel a thing.

Keanu seems to be getting all the best lines in this. And he is the best thing about this film. Life just must seem unfair sometimes to everyone else in this movie business.

Keanu could so play the priest role. Kinda weird since he is playing the “Grown Up Troubled Teen” role (I like to think of him as Neal’s “anti Jiminy Cricket”) too, but I think it could work. What is a priest, really, but a troubled teen, grown up, responsible (with reponsibilities), and in a suit?

I’m getting all, you know.

This is still no Johnny Mnemonic.