Keanu Reeves as David Allen Griffin smiling at a person offscreen in The Watcher (2000)
The Big Picture Keanu Reeves is one of the most magnetic movie stars we have today. Even after his explosion into iconography with The Matrix, the cavernous lows of The Day the Earth Stood Still and Ronin 47, and the constant criticism of his talent as an actor, his star power has only grown in recent years.
Actors James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson, Chris Ellis Run Time 97 mins Director Joe Charbanic Release Date September 8, 2000 Studio Universal Pictures What Is 'The Watcher' About? Campbell is a detective who can't get past how he inadvertently let an innocent woman get killed by a noted serial killer named David Allen Griffin . When not on the job, he barely leaves his home, staying put in a bare-bones apartment that has only a TV, a couch, and an empty fridge.
Known for being mythically kind and humble, Reeves is at his worst when asked to be arrogant and smug. If you look at past roles for which he was demonstrably miscast, it's typically in roles that call for him to be an alpha male stereotype who's flagrantly disrespectful and carries himself above everyone else. As Griffin, Reeves fails to convince viewers that he's a terrifying villain to be afraid of.
Keanu Reeves' Role Got Increased After He Signed On For Scale His involvement with The Watcher began with his friendship with Joe Charbanic, who was a filmmaker that had been a roadie for Keanu's band, Dogstar. Charbanic got Reeves to read the script for The Watcher and play the killer as a friendly favor, since the role was quite small in the original script, and Keanu agreed to work for scale.
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