Keanu stars Comedy Central personalities Keegan-Michael Key and
Jordan Peele. It’s an action comedy about
two cousins/buddies, Rell (Peele) and Clarence (Key), who have to pose as the ruthless
assassins called the Allentown Boys (also played by the duo) in order to
infiltrate a local gang so that they can retrieve Rell’s kitten, Keanu, which
the gang recently abducted.
This movie is very silly, but in
a good way. The thought that people – Rell
and Clarence, as well as different criminals – would be compelled to do crazy
stuff (e.g. theft, intimidations, pretending to be hardened “gangsta” thugs, starting
a gunfight, etc.) for a cat is just plain ridiculous. Sure, Keanu is indeed extremely adorable – probably
the cutest movie cat I’ve ever seen – but still. Anyway, the absurdity of it all is what
actually makes this comedy work.
Prior Keanu, I was not familiar with the comedy duo Key and Peele and their
TV show. I can’t remember seeing them
before except in the one time they appeared in The Muppets. That’s probably
why I find their performance and humor in this movie fresh. The way they had to pretend to be “gangsta”
when they’re far from being so amused me a lot.
I’m not sure if I will still like
the next Key and Peele project I’ll encounter.
But since the duo succeeded in making something special and thoroughly fun
with Keanu, I’m now looking forward
for what else they can offer in the big screen.
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