

Ah, Keanu. Never has an actor aged better than Mr Reeves (okay, maybe Paul Rudd but we’ll leave that love story for another time), as these best Keanu Reeves movies prove.
The actor, now in his 56th year, has straddled four decades of Hollywood, ping-ponging from dramatic roles to action heroics to down-right ridiculousness.
His latest movie, Bill & Ted Face The Music, is definitely in the latter camp. It is out in the US now (16 September in the UK) and it got us thinking about Keanu and his career and, well, his awesomeness.
He’s an actor that’s been accused of being wooden and one note, but who gives a damn if what he’s playing is the right note?
So, forgive us if you will, as we take a trip down memory lane and highlight 10 points in Keanu’s career where he was just simply ... brilliant.
Given he has over a hundred credits to his name, this proved rather difficult but here are the times when he proved that, when it comes to just being Keanu, there's nobody better…
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Best Keanu Reeves movies
The moment he downloads the knowledge he needs to become a star fighter, simply saying: “I know kung fu,” is just superb and almost makes us forgive the god-awful sequels. Almost.
One of the most thrilling scenes takes place during a skydive where Utah and Brodhi (Swayze) have a big dick-measuring match while hurtling rather fast to the ground. Oh and there's only one parachute.
This is a perfect movie for Reeves - he shows off his deft stunt work and plays everything with enough deadpan to convince yourself that a middle aged man would go to these lengths because of the love he has for his dog.
Yes, it’s a cameo but he’s so out of type here, his portrayal lives long in the memory. Oh and he has to fight off a mountain lion which is also pretty cool.
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.
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