Review of Keanu

Keanu (2016)
Likable comedy
18 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
I feel I should first confess that before sitting down to watch this movie, I had seen very little of the comedy team of Key and Peele. Though the little I had seen of them showed the duo had charm and amusing humor. And "Keanu" proved to be a good showcase of showing the two's talents. Actually, I didn't laugh out loud too many times while watching the movie (though there ARE some genuine laughs here and there), but the movie's constant amusing tone did leave me with a smile on my lips throughout. And while the movie does definitely earn an "R" rating, director Peter Atencio directs all this adult material in a way that doesn't feel heavy handed or raunchy at all, instead giving it a surprisingly agreeable tone. The movie is to a degree kind of predictable (I early on guessed what the "deus ex machina" twist that happened near the end would be), and there are a few plot points that are kind of unclear (like how the hit men in the opening scene of the movie escaped from the cops). But the movie as a whole is pleasant to watch.

Oh, and the kitten is indeed cute.
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