September 16, 2024 2:33 pm

Keanu Reeves Reveals How He Was Tricked into Leading Critically-Panned Thriller The Watcher
Keanu Reeves Reveals How He Was Tricked into Leading Critically-Panned Thriller The Watcher

Keanu Reeves Reveals How He Was Tricked into Leading Critically-Panned Thriller The Watcher

Beloved, breathtaking actor Keanu Reeves has revealed the bizarre reason why he was forced to star in one of his most critically panned movies. While Reeves has carved out a legacy as a cinematic hero thanks to roles in the likes of The Matrix and John Wick, the 2000 thriller The Watcher instead puts Reeves in the role of a villain in this tale of a depraved serial killer and the FBI agent on his tail. The role of a killer (one not doing it in the name of his murdered dog, at least) seems ill-fitting for Reeves, and the actor admits to having never found the script interesting. So why did he end up starring in this thriller with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 11%? Well, because his so-called friend forged his signature.

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